Lady Heath became the first person to fly solo from Cape Town to London in 1928. 85 years later, Tracey Curtis-Taylor embarked on an 8.5-week journey in a vintage biplane, retracing Lady Heath's flight.
The Aviatrix
Lady Heath made history in 1928 by becoming the first woman to fly solo from Cape Town to London. Almost nine decades later, Tracey Curtis-Taylor achieved the same feat, flying a vintage biplane 15,000 miles over eight and a half weeks.