| Joan Meakin | |
| Full Name: | Joan Meakin Price |
| Nationality: | British |
| Known For: | First female to cross the English Channel in a glider |
Joan Meakin (7 January 1910 – 11 November 1977 born Marjorie Joan) became the first female glider pilot to fly over the English Channel on 5 April 1934. She was also the only female flyer in Sir Alan Cobham's Flying Circus.[1] [2]
She married Ronald Price who was the assistant general manager to the circus.