she made a forced landing due to a sandstorm. This damaged the propeller and with the help of locals, she travelled to Karachi to source a replacement, and then returned to the stranded aircraft. Delayed by 48 hours, she resumed her flight to Karachi, having fitted the new propeller. During the flight, she experienced engine trouble. Making a forced landing on a road, the Gipsy Moth was flipped onto its back. While she was unharmed, the accident put an end to her record flight attempt; she had flown . With the assistance of personnel from the RAF station at Karachi, Batten's aircraft was retrieved but without funds, she was unable to proceed. Then Charles Wakefield, the chairman of the Castrol oil company, intervened. He wanted to assist Batten and paid for her repatriation to England along with the wrecked Gipsy Moth. Back in England by early May, the Gipsy Moth was sold to the Brooklands Flying Club to be reconditioned. She could not persuade Dorée to buy her another aircraft and after this, she had nothing further to do with him. Second attempt Batten still intended to make her record flight and for several months, she unsuccessfully sought financial assistance from newspapers and aviation companies. She struggled to make ends meet in London, where she once again lived with her mother, whose allowance of £3 from Fred Batten was their only source of income. Due to a quarrel with her brother John, there was no financial assistance from him. The lack of funds meant her membership at the LAC lapsed and she was unable to fly. Finally, with £400 in funding from Castrol, she purchased a second-hand Gipsy Moth for £240. She kept her new aircraft at Brooklands, an aerodrome in Surrey, living nearby with her mother while the Gipsy Moth was prepared for her record attempt. During her time at Brooklands, she met Edward Walter, a fellow Gipsy Moth pilot who was a stockbroker. The two became engaged to be married within a few weeks of their meeting. Batten commenced her second attempt on 21 April, departing from Lympne Aerodrome that morning and arriving at Marseilles for a refuelling stop in the early afternoon. Weather conditions were poor and the French authorities tried to dissuade her from leaving. When she did take off, it was only after signing an indemnity. By the time she had reached the Italian coast,