Betty Kirby-Green was an adventurer and pilot with multiple aviation records.
13 Facts About Betty Kirby-Green
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Betty Kirby-Green ran away from school and joined a dance troupe on the stage.
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Betty Kirby-Green was the proprietor of the Braycourt Hotel in Bray, near Maidenhead.
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Betty Kirby-Green determined to learn to fly and by 1937 she achieved her 'A' Pilots Licence.
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Betty Kirby-Green was challenged to fly from London to Paris alone within two weeks of gaining her licence.
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Betty Kirby-Green flew from the Heston aerodrome where she had previously been permitted to fly up to 3 miles.
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Betty Kirby-Green was intent on setting a new aviation record.
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Betty Kirby-Green was near bankruptcy as the flight was arranged, the discharge being held over until the record attempt had been completed.
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Betty Kirby-Green later planned record flights to Australia with Scott.
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Betty Kirby-Green married John Betty Kirby-Green in 1929, however the marriage didn't last.
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Betty Kirby-Green was promoted to the rank of Air Commodore after serving as a fighter pilot during World War II.
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Betty Kirby-Green went on to become Air Attache in Washington and Paris.
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Betty Kirby-Green's memoir, Put it Down to Experience, was published in 1991.