Biography of Jean Batten

… Biography

Name:

• Jean Gardner Batten

Date of Birth:

• September 15th 1909

Place of Birth:

• Rotorua New Zealand

Achievements:

1. She made the first ever flight solo from England to New Zealand.
2. In 1935 she set a world record flying from England to Brazil in the Percival Gull.
3. In May 1934, Batten successfully flew solo from England to Australia in the Gipsy Moth. Her trip took 14 days and 22 hours and beat the other England-to-Australia record of English aviator Amy Johnson by over four days.

Other information:

• Jean Batten was an aviator who made record-breaking flights from 1933 to 1937. Jean Batten was sent by her parents to England to study music, but she became interested in flying and earned a private pilot’s license in 1930.

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