Personal details
Full Name:
- Jane Gardner Batten
Lifetime:
- 15 Sep 1909–22 Jan 1983
Biography
Jean Batten
Jean Batten was New Zealand's greatest aviator, celebrated around the world for her heroic solo flights during the 1930s.
Read more...Events In History
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16 October 1936Jean Batten conquers UK-NZ routeJean Batten set a number of aviation firsts before flying from the UK to NZ in 11 days 45 minutes. A crowd of 6000 greeted her at Mangere Aerodrome. Read more...
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Jean Gardner Batten, 1934
