Jean Batten was New Zealand's greatest aviator, celebrated around the world for her heroic solo flights during the 1930s.
Jean Batten
Personal details
Full Name:
Jane Gardner Batten
Lifetime:
15 Sep 1909 – 22 Nov 1982
Biography
Events In History
16 October 1936
Jean Batten left for New Zealand from Kent, England, at 4.20 a.m. on 5 October 1936. Despite the early hour, a large media contingent gathered to see her off; Batten was already famous for her successful solo flights from England to Australia in May 1934, and to South America in November 1935.
