FLIGHT TO DOMINION
MISS MIIEI SETS «UI HOPES TO PLY BACK. ' . “ • -* rt-ess Association Electric Teleeranb—Copyright LONDON, Monday. Miss Jean Batten hopped off from Lympne at '4.10 a.m. in brilliant moonlight on her attempt to make a record flight to New Zealand. It was reported that the weather would be favourable as far as Italy, where there were heavyclouds at. 1000 feet. .
“I wish I could have stayed for the presentation of the Johnston Memorial Silver Plaque •on 2nd November, but that would have delayed me a month, and I would have been obliged to fly through the monsoon,” said Miss Batten. “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 jumper of green, 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 them away from contact with grease or oil. She is flying to Cyprus after leaving Marseilles, and) thereafter will follow her former route.
JEAN BATTEN’S PROGRESS. ARRIVAL AT BRINDISI. (Received Tuesday, a.m.) .v l LONDON, Monday. Jean Batten has arrived at Brindisi, and will depart for Cyprus to-morroW morning.. v ' ’
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 October 1936, Page 5
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