Margaret Trappe

Margaret Trappe, the daughter of the best female aviator of Africa (and former love interest of Frederick Selous), made her home in German East Africa in 1907. Her family built their home on the slopes of Mount Meru with their farm ."Momella".

An accomplished rider, she became the first female professional hunter, in order to prove that she is more daring than male hunters. According to Selous, she once crept up behind a grazing rhino and wrote mpumbavu (Swahili "idiot") on his rear.

During the World War I, she followed her mother's advice and joined the German army, under the command of General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck as a transport rider and courier.

Behind the scenes
Trappe was played by actress Lynsey Baxter

Appearances

 * Phantom Train of Doom