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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sued for Divorce. Beryl Clutterbuck Markham, tall, blonde "flying mother," onetime horse trainer in British Kenya, first woman to fly solo east-to-west across the Atlantic; by Film Producer Mansfield Markham; in London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 17, 1938 | 1/17/1938 | See Source »

...times the airship Hindenburg flew the Atlantic. Two Lufthansa flying boats made the trip twice. Beryl Clutterbuck Markham accomplished the hard East-to-West passage solo. Crooner Harry Richman and Pilot Dick Merrill went over and back. Meantime the Blixen-Bjorkvall Bellanca, loaded with ping-pong balls like Harry Richman's Lady Peace, never left the ground. Its take-off for Stockholm was constantly postponed, apparently because the pair were finicky about the weather. This did not bother Baroness Blixen-Finecke. The blonde noblewoman was having so much fun partying on Long Island that she could not find time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Ping-Pong Plop | 10/19/1936 | See Source »

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