British adventurer Tracey Curtis-Taylor completes epic 13,000 mile flight

And Finally
Saturday 9 January 2016 at 5:08am

Watch the moment Tracey, who calls herself the "Bird in a Biplane", lands in Sydney.

A British adventurer has said she feels "euphoric" after completing an epic 13,000 mile flight from the UK to Australia.

Tracey Curtis-Taylor completed her trip flying the final leg from Richmond to land her vintage biplane at Sydney Airport on Saturday.

She tweeted her thanks to all those who had supported her.

Ms Curtis-Taylor, originally from Stamford, Lincolnshire, was recreating the trip of pioneering female aviator Amy Johnson from 1930.

She arrived in Australia earlier this week and had been flying for up to eight hours a day to reach Sydney, often relying on help from aboriginal villages when she stopped to refuel.

Prior to her trip, ITV News presenter Mark Austin was taken for a flight in Ms Curtis-Taylor's plane. Watch his report here.

Speaking after her epic flight, she said: "I'm tired, it's been a pretty intense week with all the all the build-up to the final arrival, I'm relieved, euphoric, it's great to be here."

Ms Curtis-Taylor is now expected to head to New Zealand to visit family before returning to London.

The biplane is to be shipped to Seattle in preparation for another solo flight across America next year.