Beryl Markham, centre, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west, at a luncheon given in her honour by the Anglo-American Oil Company at the Savoy Hotel, London. On the left is Captain Percival, the maker of the Percival Gull planes, used by Markham on her record flight. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
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