Jean Batten
Jean Battens Percival Vega Gull at Auckland International Airport
Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC (born September 15, 1909 in Rotorua , New Zealand , † November 22, 1982 in Mallorca ) was a New Zealand aviator . She set distance and endurance records in solo flight in the 1930s.
Services
- 1933 England - India in a Gipsy Moth
- 1934 England - Australia in just under 15 days in a Gipsy Moth
- 1935 Australia - England in 17 days and 15 hours. First woman who dared a return flight.
- 1935 England - Brazil in 61 hours in a Percival Vega Gull
- 1936 England - New Zealand in 11 days in a Percival Vega Gull
See also
literature
- Ian Mackersey: Jean Batten. The Garbo of the Skies . Warner Books, London 1992, ISBN 0-7088-5332-3 .
- Jean Batten: Alone In The Sky . Airlife, Shrewsbury 1979, ISBN 0-906393-01-9 , (an expanded edition of your book "My Life", first published in 1932).
- Max Müller (Ed.): Sky Girls. (Famous British girl flyers tell us their adventures). Schöningh, Paderborn 1938, ( Schöningh's English school editions 108).
- Fiona Kidman: Jean Batten, pilot . Weidle Verlag, 2016. Translated from the English by Barbara Weidle, ISBN 978-3-938803-82-0
Web links
Commons : Jean Batten - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Hargrave - The Pioneers: Jean Batten biography with many pictures and links
- nzedge.com Heroes: Jean Batten (English)
- Newspaper article about Jean Batten in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Batten, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Batten, Jean Gardner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand aviator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotorua |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1982 |
| Place of death | Mallorca |