Jack Doyle planning world record flight with Mrs Markham. Jack Doyle, boxer, film actor and singer is planning to enter a new spheres - record-breaking airmen. With Mrs Beryl Markham, first woman to fly the Atlantic east to west solo, Doyle is planning a record-breaking flight in a 200 miles an hour plane. Although Doyle is not yet the holder of a pilot's certificate, he will take his first flying lessons from Mrs Markham. Photo shows: Jack Doyle lighting a cigarette for Mrs Beryl Markham as they discussed plans for their record-breaking flight in London. 25 February 1937