Jean Batten Professions : Aviator Born : September 15, 1909 Died : November 22, 1982 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Jean Batten Every flyer who ventures across oceans to distant lands is a potential explorer; in his or her breast burns the same fire that urged adventurers of old to set forth in their sailing-ships for foreign lands. Jean Batten airplane ocean travel Every flyer who ventures across oceans to distant lands is a potential explorer; in his or her breast burns the same fire that urged the adventurers of old to set forth in their sailing-ships for foreign lands. Riding through the air on silver wings instead of sailing the seas with white wings, he must steer his own course, for the air is uncharted, and he must therefore explore for himself the strange eddies and currents of the ever-changing sky in its many moods. Jean Batten ocean land sea Similar Authors Amy Johnson aviator Amelia Earhart aviator Alexander P. de Seversky aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont aviator Bessie Coleman aviator Dieter F. Uchtdorf aviator All Authors
