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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jean Gardner Batten CBE was a New Zealand aviatrix. Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, internationally, by taking a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world. Batten was the daughter of a dental surgeon and a mother who became a strong supporter of her career as a pilot. In 1924 she was enrolled into a girls' boarding college in Remuera in Auckland where she studied ballet and piano. Though she was a gifted pianist, at the age of 18 she wanted to become a pilot, inspired by the Australian Charles Kingsford Smith, who took her for a flight in his Southern Cross. In 1929 she moved to England with her mother to join the London Aeroplane Club. She took her first solo flight in 1930 and gained private and commercial licences by 1932, borrowing i?!500 from Fred Truman, a New Zealand pilot serving in the Royal Air Force, to fund the 100 hours flying time required Full Product DetailsAuthor: Othniel HermesPublisher: Duc Imprint: Duc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.114kg ISBN: 9786139766208ISBN 10: 6139766206 Pages: 68 Publication Date: 02 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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