Alone in the Skyby Jean Batten Hardback with dust jacket, published 1979. In very good condition. Born in New Zealand in 1909, Jean Batten was a big name in aviation. She flew the English channel and qualified for a flying licence at the London Aero Club in 1930. This is the story of her early life and all her famous flights and describes the fear and hardship of these early flights covering immense distances in record times and in basic aeroplanes.