"A British adventurer has completed an epic 14,600-nautical mile flight from the UK to Australia in a vintage open cockpit bi-plane." - BBC via Chris Scott
"Some early reports suggested it was a solo flight - Ms Curtis-Taylor was the only pilot to fly the vintage bi-plane, but she had a support team of engineers travelling with her in a separate aircraft, as well as a camera crew, who would sometimes sit in with her." - BBC via Chris Scott
In which case Lieutenant Commander (Hon) Tracey Curtis-Taylor Royal Naval Reserve should surely be recommended for an OBE....but only as in "Other Buggers' Efforts"!
For fun, I have had a look at her Faecesbook page to see if there is any mention of the word "solo", which I believe has only one clear definition as far as aviators are concerned. It's there all right, together rather surprisingly with a copy of a telegram from Louis Bleriot.....
Jack