Boeing are the culprits when it comes to misinformation regarding the Spirit of Artemis.
In my opinion they were the primary sponsors and issued the press releases that stated in November 2013 the Spirit of Artemis Africa trip was a "SOLO JOURNEY".
Those two words from Boeing are important because the pilots statement earlier this year suggested that the person in the back seat was the "sole pilot".
The Boeing press releases convinced the media to print and broadcast 'solo aviatrix' stories however the pictures clearly show two on the Stearman right down to the arrival at Goodwood.
In the Daily Mail story commercial pilot Ewald Gritsch admitted he was on board.
Mr Gritsch admits he was in the forward cockpit for ‘the majority’ of the flights from Cape Town to Goodwood and Farnborough to Sydney. He said: ‘The situation was that it was not a solo flight.’
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'Solo' flying poster girl is brought down by claims that she had co-pilot | Daily Mail Online
Unless I am missing something is it possible to have anyone on board apart from the pilot for a SOLO JOURNEY?