Leona Serao is looking to cement her place in history as she embarks on a journey to become the first Black woman to fly solo around the globe.
Early August will see the 23-year-old set out on a three-month worldwide flight, traveling through 33 countries on four continents before she returns home, according to Yahoo News.
Earthrounders, a website that keeps track of the accomplishment, reported 142 solo flights around the globe to date. Female pilots, none of whom were Black, completed 11 of them.
Read the source article at thegrio.com
