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1909–1982 New Zealand
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.
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But England to Naples in a day is no mean feat for any man, let alone a girl without any previous long-distance experience.
I have experienced the cool, rarefied atmosphere of the Olympic heights where the famous dwell in lonely solitude.
Ted, if you love me, lend me the lower wings from your Moth.
If I go down in the sea...no one must fly out to look for me.
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.
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.
the intoxicating drug of speed, and freedom to roam the earth.
...would not even consider it until I had attained my ambition, for I was determined to try again.
...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.
...I had served my apprenticeship and was now a cool, ruthless, potential record-breaker.
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.
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