Beryl Markham after her. Beryl Markham Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a British-born Kenyan aviator (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from east to west. She wrote about her adventures in her memoir, "West with the Night". Markham was born in the village of Ashwell, in the county of Rutland, England, the daughter of Charles Baldwin Clutterbuck, an accomplished horse trainer, and Clara Agnes ("née" Alexander) Clutterbuck (1878–1952). She had an older brother, Richard Alexander "Dickie" Clutterbuck (1900–1927).
Wang Zheng (pilot) Wang Zheng (pilot) Wang Zheng (; born 25 December 1972 in Chongqing, China), also known as Julie Wang, is an Airline Transport Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she resides. She is the first Asian woman to circumnavigate Earth in an airplane. Wang is also the first Chinese pilot to fly solo around the world and only the ninth woman ever to do so, with three Americans, four British, and an Australian having preceded her. Jingxian Chen aka Saki Chen (; born 1985 in Sichuan, China), also known for First Asian woman to fly