Perhaps Sam Rutherford can elighten us on the truth behind this paragraph.
She spoke about her epic solo flight in a restored bi-plane from Capetown in South Africa to the UK recreating the journey of Mary Heath in 1928.She told about her adventures along the way over war torn African countries
Most of the pictures I have seen were deliberately taken in a way to suggest low level flying. Very dramatic but totally unnecessary. Take a look at the background below.