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.

L.I: To research an Aviator and write a biography using key words and summarising skills

Jean Batten Poster

L.I: To Research facts about famous Aviator
Today we have our task was to choose a Aviator to make a poster about. I chose Jean Batten because she was an New Zealand Aviatrix. Jean Batten Is really interesting. I learnt that she was born in New Zealand Rotorua.

Biography of Amelia Earhart

… Biography

Name:

• Amelia Mary Earhart

Date of Birth:

• July 24 1997

Place of Birth:

• Atchison, Kansas, United States Of America

Achievements:

1. October 22, 1922 - Broke women's altitude record when she rose to 14,000 feet.
2. June 17-18, 1928 - First woman to fly across the Atlantic - 20hrs 40min
3. May 20-21, 1932 - First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic; 14 hrs 56 min

Other information:

• Amelia Earhart was an American Aviator and an author who broke many records such as, first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She also became a bestselling author and broke many other records.

L.I: To research an Aviator and write a biography using key words and summarising skills

This week we have been learning about Aviators. For our task we had to go off and write a Biography of Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart is very interesting to learn about. I learnt that during Amelia Earhart's flight around the world she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.