The circumstances around her death are still a mystery

Johnson was flying an Airspeed Oxford for the ATA on January 5th, 1941. In bad weather, she veered off course, and as her plane crashed into the Thames Estuary, she evacuated it. She was able to call for assistance after her parachute was noticed by a fleet of ships in the estuary. There was a strongly tidal, it was really cold, and it was snowing, making for unfavorable weather conditions.

Lt. Cmdr. Walter Fletcher, the commander of HMS Haslemere, made an effort at a rescue. Johnson was thrown ropes by the crew, but she was unable to grasp them and was sucked beneath the ship instead. Lt. Cmdr. Fletcher jumped into the ocean after spotting what he thought to be Amy Johnson in the water. After swimming over to the item and realizing it wasn't Johnson, he ultimately passed out. He was saved by a lifeboat, but he passed away a few days later in the hospital.

A tragic aspect of Amy Johnson is that her body has never been found. According to one historian, Johnson perished as a result of being entangled in the ship's propellers while being pulled beneath it. Others contend that the pilot's failure to provide accurate ID numbers to the command tower contributed to the downing of her aircraft by friendly fire. The participating cops were sent to cover up the incident after realizing their mistake.