Jean Batten

thumb|right|Jean Batten, 1937 Jane Gardner Batten (15 September 1909 – 22 November 1982), commonly known as Jean Batten, was a New Zealand aviator who made several record-breaking flights – including the first solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936. Quotes ...Australia like New Zealand is still very much 'a man's country As stated in: Batten, Jean (1979). Alone in the Sky. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 0-906393-01-9. I find it hard to believe that I do not have to go on somewhere else... but there doesn't seem anywhere else to go, unless to the Antarctic. But one thing I do know: when I travel for a while after this I am going by train or road transport. I have had enough of the air for the time being. As stated in: 'Sea Flight', New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22552, 17 October 1936, Page 16 How bitter-sweet it all was, I reflected — flying about the world, visiting these great cities, meeting many people, making many friends, then having to fly off again. As stated in MOTAT's "Jean Batten's Journey to Brazil," Renshaw, Chelsea 2022. MOTAT Museum of Transport and Technology. Published: 27 April 2022. the intoxicating drug of speed, and freedom to roam the earth. On what she loved, as stated in RNZ's "100 Nasty Women: Jean Batten," an excerpt from Hannah Jewell's 100 Nasty Women of History RNZ. Published 27 December 2017. If I go down in the sea...no one must fly out to look for me. As stated in RNZ's "100 Nasty Women: Jean Batten," an excerpt from Hannah Jewell's 100 Nasty Women of History RNZ. Published 27 December 2017. But England to Naples in a day is no mean feat for any man, let alone a girl without any previous long-distance experience. As said in: Mackersey, Ian (1990). Jean Batten: The Garbo of the Skies. Auckland: MacDonald Publishing. ISBN 0-356-19573-2. ...my only company the roar of the engine as I winged low over the ocean like a solitary bird... I might have been the only person in the world. As said in: Mackersey, Ian (1990). Jean Batten: The Garbo of the Skies. Auckland: MacDonald Publishing. ISBN 0-356-19573-2. There have been times when the loneliness has been so intense that I have longed for the sound of a human voice or the sight of a ship, or even a tiny native village, to dispel the feeling of complete isolation that one feels when flying alone over the sparsely inhabited tracts that comprise such a great area of the earth's surface. As stated in: King, John (1998). Famous New Zealand Aviators. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. pp. 63-4. ISBN 1-86934-066-3. I made a point of ignoring both of them. In response advice from Kingsford Smith: Don't attempt to break men's records; and don't fly at night. Batten's response as stated in: King, John (1998). Famous New Zealand Aviators. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. pp. 67. ISBN 1-86934-066-3. ...would not even consider it until I had attained my ambition, for I was determined to try again. Regarding marriage stated in: King, John (1998). Famous New Zealand Aviators. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. pp. 68. ISBN 1-86934-066-3. I was able to fly from England to New Zealand in the fastest time in the history of the world...I think I can say this is the very greatest moment of my life. As said in: Mackersey, Ian (1990). Jean Batten: The Garbo of the Skies. Auckland: MacDonald Publishing. ISBN 0-356-19573-2. I have experienced the cool, rarefied atmosphere of the Olympic heights where the famous dwell in lonely solitude. As said in: Mackersey, Ian (1990). Jean Batten: The Garbo of the Skies. Auckland: MacDonald Publishing. ISBN 0-356-19573-2. Ted, if you love me, lend me the lower wings from your Moth. As stated in: King, John (1998). Famous New Zealand Aviators. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. pp. 70. ISBN 1-86934-066-3. ...I had served my apprenticeship and was now a cool, ruthless, potential record-breaker. As stated in: King, John (1998). Famous New Zealand Aviators. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. pp. 70. ISBN 1-86934-066-3. External links Jean Batten| NZ History Biography Jean Batten|The Garbo of the Skies Category:Aviators from New Zealand Category:Women aviators Category:Women from New Zealand Category:1909 births Category:1982 deaths Category:Women born in the 1900s