Jean Batten

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Jean Batten was a pioneering New Zealand aviator famed for her record-breaking solo long-distance flights in the 1930s.

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Jean Batten (biographies) 1
Jean Gardner Batten 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealander
aviator
human
pioneer of aviation
aircraftFlown de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer
surface form: de Havilland DH.88 Comet

de Havilland DH.60 Moth
surface form: de Havilland Gipsy Moth

de Havilland Percival Gull Six
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor
surface form: Cross of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour

Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal
surface form: Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club

Harmon Trophy
Order of the Southern Cross
burialPlace unmarked grave in Palma de Mallorca
causeOfDeath complications of a dog bite
commemoratedBy Auckland Airport
surface form: Jean Batten International Terminal at Auckland Airport

Jean Batten Place in Auckland
statues and memorials in New Zealand
countryOfBirth New Zealand
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
countryOfDeath Spain
dateOfBirth 1909-09-15
dateOfDeath 1982-11-22
educatedAt St Cuthbert's College, Auckland
era 1930s aviation
familyName Batten
fieldOfWork aviation
fullName Jean Batten self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jean Gardner Batten
givenName Jean
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Golden Age of Aviation
notableAchievement first woman to make a solo flight from England to New Zealand
record-breaking solo long-distance flights in the 1930s
set world record for fastest flight from England to Australia in 1934
set world record for fastest flight from England to Brazil in 1935
set world record for fastest flight from England to New Zealand in 1936
set world record for fastest return flight from Australia to England in 1935
notableFor solo long-distance flights between Europe and Australasia
notableWork Alone in the Sky
occupation author
aviator
parent Ellen Batten
Frederick Batten
placeOfBirth Rotorua
placeOfDeath Palma de Mallorca
residence Auckland
London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender female
subjectOf Jean Batten self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jean Batten (biographies)

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Harmon Trophy notableRecipient Jean Batten
Jean Batten fullName Jean Batten self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jean Gardner Batten
Jean Batten subjectOf Jean Batten self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jean Batten (biographies)