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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Batten canonical | 1 |
| Jean Batten (biographies) | 1 |
| Jean Gardner Batten | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealander
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aviator ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer of aviation ⓘ |
| aircraftFlown |
de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer
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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
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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
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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
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surface form:
Jean Gardner Batten
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| givenName | Jean ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Golden Age of Aviation ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first woman to make a solo flight from England to New Zealand
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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
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aviator ⓘ |
| parent |
Ellen Batten
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Frederick Batten ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rotorua ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Palma de Mallorca ⓘ |
| residence |
Auckland
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Jean Batten
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jean Batten (biographies)
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jean Gardner Batten
this entity surface form:
Jean Batten (biographies)