Jean on the Wing

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 236, 6 October 1936, Page 6

Jean on the Wing

Takes Off in Brilliant Moonlight

DAINTY WARDROBES ON BOARD

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

Received Monday, 8.40 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 5,

Miss Jean Batten hopped, off at 4.10 a.m. in brilliant moonlight on her flight to Australia and New Zealand. It is reported that the weather is favourable as far as Italy where there is heavy cloud at 1000 feet. “I wish I could have stayed for the presentation of tho Johnston trophy on November 2, but that wouid have delayed me a month and I would have been obliged to fly through the monsoon. I hope to fly back to London for the Coronation,”

She climbed into the cockpit clad in a heavy brown coat and white flying suit under which she wore a green jumper which she described as her lucky colour. Earlier she packed aboard the machine a full wardrobe of- frocks and a number of sets of dainty underwear, carefully stowing tnem from contact with grease and oil. She is flying to Cyprus after Marseilles and thereafter will follow her former route.

Safe Arrival at Marseilles

ON THE WAY TO ATHENS,

Received Tuesday, 1.30 a.m. MARSEILLES, Oct. 5. Miss Jean Batten arrived here at 8.26 a.m. She averaged 150 miles per hour. She resumed at 9.3 a.m. and hopes to reach Athens at 4 p.m.

How Clouston Crashed

Received Monday, 10.40 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 5,

The Times’ Bulahvayo correspondent says Clouston, the New Zealand competitor in the London to Johannesburg air race, crashed iu the darkness of un orchard. Ho was unablo to find tho landing place for which he was looking owing to renewed engine trouble.