76. Lost Ladies of Aviation
Beryl Markham (left) and Amy Johnson (right)
In this week’s mini, we’ll tell you all about fly girls Beryl Markham and Amy Johnson, pioneering aviators from the 1930s whose fascinating exploits deserve to be as well known as those of their more famous fellow aviatrix, Amelia Earhart. Markham was also a writer, and her memoir about her adventures, West with the Night, was highly praised by Ernest Hemingway.
Discussed in this episode:
Lost Ladies of Lit episode on Noel Streatfeild’s The Whicharts
“The night Prince Harry came to blows over the lover he shared with his brother” (Daily Mail)
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
“Queen of the Air: Inside the Mysterious Death of Hero Pilot Amy Johnson” (The Sun)