What is Jean Batten's middle name?
Gardner
What is Jean Batten's full name?
Jean Gardner Batten
Jean Batten nickname(s):
Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC
Jean Batten date of birth:
September 15, 1909
How old was Jean Batten when died?
73
Where was Jean Batten born?
Rotorua, New Zealand
When did Jean Batten die?
November 22, 1982
Where did Jean Batten die?
Palma, Majorca, Spain
Why did Jean Batten die?
Complications following dog bite
What is Jean Batten nationality?
New Zealander
What is Jean Batten's occupation?
New Zealand aviator
Jean Batten claim to fame:
In 1936 made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand
Short Biography
Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC (15 September 1909 – 22 November 1982) was a New Zealand aviator. 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. It was she who in 1936 made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand.