"But England to Naples in a day is no mean feat for any man, let alone a girl without any previous long-distance experience."
— Jean Batten

January 1, 1970

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As said in: Mackersey, Ian (1990). Jean Batten: The Garbo of the Skies. Auckland: MacDonald Publishing. ISBN 0-356-19573-2.