East To West With Beryl Markham

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September 5, 1936 Although her fuel line had frozen Beryl Markham brought her Vega down in a Nova Scotia peet bog and became the first person to fly solo from England to North America. She greeted two stunned fishermen saying “I’m Mrs. Markham. I’ve just flown from England.” Her memoir West With The Night is an aviation classic.