MISS BATTEN LEAVES FOR DARWIN
RECORD ATTEMPT TO START ON SATURDAY SYDNEY, October 14. Miss Jean Batten hopped off from the Richmond aerodrome at 5.55 this morning for Longreach. She was bidden farewell by officials of the Royal Australian Air Force, and made a good take-off in misty weather with low clouds. The news of Mr H. F. Broadbent’s intention to attempt to break the record from England to Australia has given impetus to Miss Batten’s plans, and she hopes to reach London before Mr Broadbent gets to Darwin, and thus make certain of her claim to the twoway record. Miss Batten has not set herself a fixed daily schedule. She intends to leave Darwin at 6 o’clock on Saturday morning and Batavia in the early hours of Sunday morning. “After that,” she said, “it depends on the weather, but I expect to snatch a few hours’ sleep at Rangoon, Jodphur, Basra, Cyprus and Rome.” Miss Batten carries a supply of concentrated foods and also a revolver and ammunition. Her four mascots, including the New Zealand silk flag which she carried across the Tasman, are stowed away in the plane.
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Southland Times, Issue 23331, 15 October 1937, Page 7
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