Beryl Markham made the first solo east-to-west Atlantic crossing in 1936, flying 21 hours against the prevailing winds in a single-engine Percival Vega Gull.
TaildraggerHow Beryl Markham became the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic east to west in 1936, into the wind.
TaildraggerRadio Hangar explores Beryl Markham, The Messenger, and the Night She Flew the Atlantic the Hard Way, East to West, Straight Into the Wind.
TaildraggerHow Beryl Markham became the first person to fly solo nonstop east-to-west across the Atlantic in 1936, into the wind.
TaildraggerHow Beryl Markham became the first person to fly the Atlantic solo east to west, from England to North America, in September 1936.
TaildraggerHow Beryl Markham became the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo east-to-west, crash-landing in a Nova Scotia bog in 1936.
TaildraggerBeryl Markham was the first person to fly solo nonstop from England to North America on September 4, 1936, battling headwinds alone for 21 hours and 25 minutes.
TaildraggerBeryl Markham flew solo from England to Nova Scotia in 1936 - east into the prevailing winds, at night - and wrote what Hemingway called the best prose he'd ever read.
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