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100	1		_aBatten, Jean, _d1909-1982 _eauthor. _9312432
245	1	0	_aAlone in the sky / _cby Jean Batten ; drawings by L.R. Williams.
246	3		_aMy life
264		1	_aShrewsbury, England : _bAirlife, _c[1979]
264		4	_c©1979
300			_a190 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"Based on 'My life', Harrap, 1938.".
505	0		_aEarly life -- England calls -- Flight to Australia -- Over Asia -- Arrival in Sydney -- Interlude -- Return flight -- South American flight -- Sand and sun -- Shocks at Thies -- Across the South Atlantic -- Rio de Janeiro -- Buenos Aires and Montevideo -- Invitation to Paris -- Aerial tour -- Solo to New Zealand -- Southward from Singapore -- Across the Tasman Sea -- Australia -- Flight to England -- Guest of honor.
520			_a"Jean Batten is one of the great names in aviation history. She was born in New Zealand in 1909, a few weeks after Louis Bleriot flew the English Channel, and qualified for a flying licence at the London Aero Club in 1930. "Alone in the Sky" tells the story of Jean Batten's early life and of all her famous flights. The vivid descriptions of these flights, made nearly 50 years ago, highlight the hardships and dangers faced by the early aviators. Quite alone she flew immense distances in record times and in the most basic of aeroplanes. Not only did her flights create time records, but they blazed the trail for the modern airline routes. The book is based on her earlier work "My Life" 1938, but it has been thoroughly revised and lengthened by the author without losing its period feel. Now, to a new generation of readers, used to sophisticated jet travel, her achievements will seem incredible. This is a gripping story of skill and courage written by one of the last great pioneer flyers."--Jacket flap.
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600	1	0	_aBatten, Jean, _d1909-1982 _9312432
650		0	_aWomen air pilots _zNew Zealand _vBiography _9588371
650		0	_aAeronautics _xFlights _9335933
650		0	_aWomen in aeronautics _9355670
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