ON THE WAY.
JEAN BATTEN STARTS.
Lympne to Morocco on First Hop to South America. PERCIVAL GULL 'PLANE. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 1L Miss Jean Batten, the well-known New Zealand flyer, took off from Lympno aerodrome, Kent, at 6.30 a.m. to-day on her flight to South America. She is flying a Percival Gull machine with a cruising speed of 160 miles an hour. It is fitted with additional petrol tanks, giving a range of 2400 miles. The latest advice notified that the airwoman had arrived at Casablanca, in Morocco, at 4.20 p.m., local time. "Isn't she lovely? lam jusfc dying to start," said Miss Batten, glimpsing the silver monoplane glittering in the early-morning light as she entered the aerodrome in Kent. "I am placing my life in her hands, and am not carrying a parachute, but I have a lifebelt and a collapsible boat. I expect a head wind for 200 miles, with some fog and hail, but I hope to reach Morocco to-day. If the weather is unfavourable I shall probably land at Madrid.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 268, 12 November 1935, Page 7
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ON THE WAY.
Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 268, 12 November 1935, Page 7
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