Batten, Jean, 1909-1982.
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Jean Batten was born on 15 September 1909 in Rotorua, New Zealand. She and her mother moved from New Zealand to Britain in 1930 where Batten immediately pursued her ambition of learning to fly. In 1934, she flew solo from England to Australia in 14 days, 22½ hours, shattering Amy Johnson’s record by four days and becoming a world celebrity. She became the first woman to make the return journey to England and followed that up with a world record flight from England to Brazil, at the same time becoming the first woman to fly the South Atlantic solo. Batten in 1936 made the first direct solo flight from England to New Zealand and the return to England from Australia was a record for pilots of either sex and she was also the first person to simultaneously hold England-Australia solo records in both directions. Batten lived alone in later life in the Canary Islands and died in Spain in 1982.
Links to collections
Scott, Sheila, 1927-1988. Papers.
Libraries Australia
Batten, Jean Gardner, 1909-1982 : Letter to `Fellow New Zealanders' carried by flying boat `Centaurus'
National Library of New Zealand
Australian Women Pilots' Association. Records [manuscript].
Libraries Australia
Castrol Australia Pty. Ltd. Records.
Libraries Australia
Zoe Martin-Carter: Photographs of Wellington and the Centennial Exhibition
National Library of New Zealand
Creator unknown: Wellington autograph book
National Library of New Zealand
Macpherson, Ross Frew, 1945-1996 :New Zealand aviation photographs
National Library of New Zealand
Phillips, E.A. : Papers (1912-1968)
University of Otago. Library
May, Judith Mary, -1999: Papers
National Library of New Zealand
Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives
National Library of New Zealand
New Zealand Association of Women in Aviation Inc (NZAWA): Records
National Library of New Zealand
Westcott, Cyril, fl 1933-1938 : Letters from Jean Batten and Charles Ulm
National Library of New Zealand
Gore, H.C. : Miscellaneous photographs
University of Otago. Library
Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster collection and papers / of Kenneth Athol Webster
National Library of New Zealand
McNeish, James Henry Peter, 1931-2016: Collection
National Library of New Zealand
Papers relating to Antarctic exploration (1928-1957)
University of Otago. Library
MacKay, Horatio Murdoch, 1886-1968: Papers
National Library of New Zealand
Thomson, Frank David, 1877-1934 : Papers
National Library of New Zealand
Joyce, Irene : Various photographs including family and Antarctic expedition
University of Otago. Library
Blair, Mary Ramsay Ellen, 1875-1963 : Papers
National Library of New Zealand
New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
National Library of New Zealand
Aviatrix Jean Batten at Charles Kingsford Smith International Aerodrome, Sydney, Australia
National Library of New Zealand
Albiston, Isobel Shirley, 1921-1995 : Diaries and autograph book
National Library of New Zealand
Photographic File of the Paris Bureau of the New York Times, ca. 1900 - ca. 1950
National Archives at College Park
Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
National Library of New Zealand
Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection
National Library of New Zealand
Bridget Williams Books : Papers relating to Book of New Zealand Women/Ko Kui Ma Te Kaupapa
National Library of New Zealand
Tourist and Publicity
National Library of New Zealand
Phillips, E.A. : Studio collection of glass negatives (c.1929-1963)
University of Otago. Library
Patterson, G :Photographs of Jean Batten
National Library of New Zealand
Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers
National Library of New Zealand
McLaughlin, Evelyn, 1916-1976 : Research papers relating to New Zealand post offices
National Library of New Zealand
Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Papers
National Library of New Zealand
[Ephemera, timetables, tickets, and advertising relating to aviation, airline companies, flights, aeroplanes, aircraft, by New Zealanders or in New Zealand. 1930-1939]
National Library of New Zealand
Bradshaw, Muriel Agnes 1899-1991 : Further papers
National Library of New Zealand
Wilton, Rito Heather, fl 1920-1950 : Scrapbook of Rito McKinnon
National Library of New Zealand
Creator unknown: Autograph album
National Library of New Zealand
Macky, Willow, 1921-2006 : Music scores, papers and sound recordings
National Library of New Zealand
Besser, Jonathan, 1949- : Papers
National Library of New Zealand
Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints
National Library of New Zealand
Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
National Library of New Zealand
Dave Williams
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Scott, Sheila, 1927-1988.
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Australian Women Pilots' Association.
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Castrol Australia Pty. Ltd.
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- Aviators
Places:
- 07, ES
- 00, AU
- E8, NZ
- 00, GB
Variant Names
Batten, Jean
Batten, Jean, 1909-
Batten, Jean 1909-1983
Garrett, George
Batten, Jean Gardner, 1909-1982