Beryl Markham

Pilot and author

Beryl Markham was a British-Kenyan pilot, author, and adventurer. She was born in 1902 in British Kenya and grew up in a colonial family. Markham was a pioneering female pilot and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was also a skilled horse rider and trained horses for racing. Markham wrote several books about her life and adventures, including her autobiography, which was adapted into the epis...