Beverley Drake | |
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| Born | Beverley Christiani Drake 20 June 1956 |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Other names | Beverly Johnson |
| Occupation(s) | pilot, NTSB accident investigator |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Known for | first woman pilot for the Guyana Defence Force |
Beverley Drake (born 20 June 1956) is a Guyanese pilot and aviation expert who is an administrator and accident investigation analyst with the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). She was one of the first two woman pilots to work in the Guyana Defence Force, first woman commercial pilot of Guyana Airways, and was the first and only black woman to serve as a senior aviation accident investigator for the NTSB. She serves as the manager of the Federal Women's Program of the NTSB and program director of the Industry and Government Affairs division of the NTSB.