Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Jean Batten
Standard Name: Batten, Jean
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1934: New Zealand pilot Jean Batten flew a Gypsy...
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1934
New Zealand pilot Jean Batten
flew a Gypsy Moth from England to Australia. She beat British pilot Amy Johnson
's 1930 record by five days, and became the fist woman to complete the return trip.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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1935: New Zealand pilot Jean Batten flew from England...
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1935
New Zealand pilot Jean Batten
flew from England to New Zealand in eleven days, setting the record.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
