Picture No | 10217982 |
Date | 1936 |
Description | Beryl Markham's aeroplane in a Cape Breton Bog, 1936. |
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Photograph showing Mrs. Beryl Markham's (1903 - 1986) aeroplane stuck in a bog on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, 1936. This was the end of Mrs. Markham's flight from RAF Abingdon, in England, to North America, whereby she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo from East to West. Mrs. Markham was, fortunately, unhurt in the landing.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1936, page 484 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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