Beryl Markham
1902-1986
English Aviator
Beryl Markham, an aviation pioneer, was the first person to make a solo, non-stop, transatlantic flight from England to the American continent. Markham's...
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Beryl Markham
Born October 26, 1902, Leicester, England Died Auqust 3, 1986, Nairobi, Kenya
Beryl Markham spent most of her life in Kenya, a country in eastern Africa, where she was well known for h...
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Beryl Markham (1902-1986), raised by her pioneer father in Africa, trained race horses, worked as a bush pilot, and was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic, from east to west.Beryl Markham was b...
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