Mrs Markham Takes off at Abingdon and Makes the First East to West Solo Atlantic Flight by a Woman

Series

Series Name
Gaumont British News

Issue

Issue No.
281
Date Released
7 Sep 1936
Length of issue (in feet)
848
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Skipper Osborne of the "Girl Pat" and His Brother Jim on Board SS Inanda and in London
  2. 2TT Car Race at Newtownards Won by Freddie Dixon and Charlie Dobson - Chambers Crashes Through Barrier
  3. 3Television Receiver on Dutch Air Liner Shows GB News Films of "Queen Mary" Winning Blue Riband
  4. 4Roving Camera Reports: Pat Palmer Trains at Brighton for Fight with Benny Lynch
  5. 5Roving Camera Reports: Benny Lynch Trains for Fight with Pat Palmer
  6. 6Roving Camera Reports: Penny-Farthing Cycle Race at Herne Hill
  7. 7Roving Camera Reports: Nat Pendleton Carries His Own Door about with Him for Knock Knock Craze
  8. 8Isle of Oxney Cricket Team Beaten by Ashdown of Kent and Wensley of Sussex
  9. 9European "All-In" Wrestling Championships
  10. 10Lindy-Hop Competition at New York Harvest Moon Ball
  11. 11Harry Richman and Dick Merrill Take off from New York, Land in Wales, Arrive at Croydon and Beat the Atlantic Flight Record
  12. 12Mrs Markham Takes off at Abingdon and Makes the First East to West Solo Atlantic Flight by a Woman
  13. *Atlantic Flyers Arrive
  14. *Atlantic Flyers Arrive

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
12 / 12
Researcher Comments
Beryl Markham
Keywords
Women; Aviation
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip
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