West Over The Waves, The Final Flight of Elsie Mackay

In March 1928 a small aircraft took off from a snow covered Lincolnshire airport with an unknown destination and an unknown crew. The newspapers knew that the pilot was former RAF ace one eyed Captain Hinchliffe but they could only speculate that the co pilot was the glamorous heiress, the honourable Elsie Mackay. By the time it was confirmed that Lord Inchape's daughter had been in the cockpit, the news of the plane's disappearance over the Atlantic was coming through. This non fiction book celebrates the brief life of this little known actress, designer and aviator who attempted to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic.