In 1997 she flew solo in a single engine Piper Dakota across the North Atlantic. Meeting her husband in America , they flew together around the periphery of the United States and Canada. She then flew back across the Atlantic solo, losing the lighting on her primary instruments half way. In 2001 she flew solo around the World in the same Piper Dakota. This included a sixteen hour crossing from Hawaii to California. Her flights raised money for disabled flying scholarships. She was awarded the MBE for her efforts. Polly recently attempted to be the first person to solo circumnavigate the World pole to pole. Flying her Piper Dakota, she almost made it, but was forced back from the South Pole by bad weather. She was again raising money for the charity 'Flying Scholarships for the Disabled'. She is married with three grown up sons.
J u l e s V ĂŠ d r i n e s (1881-1919)
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