Jean Batten
| Jean Batten | |
|---|---|
Jean Batten pada tahun 1937 | |
| Nama lengkap | Jean Gardner Batten |
| Lahir | 15 September 1909 Rotorua, Pulau Utara, Selandia Baru |
| Meninggal | 22 November 1982 (umur 73) Palma de Mallorca, Spanyol |
| Sebab meninggal | Infeksi gigitan anjing |
| Kewarganegaraan | Selandia Baru |
| Karier penerbangan | |
| Dikenal sebagai | Pemecah rekor penerbangan lintas benua sendirian |
Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC (15 September 1909 – 22 November 1982) adalah seorang penerbang wanita berkebangsaan Selandia Baru. Ia dikenal sebagai penerbang pertama yang memecahkan rekor dunia dengan melakukan penerbangan tunggal dari Inggris ke Selandia Baru dengan akumulasi waktu 11 hari 45 menit pada tahun 1936, waktu yang belum bisa dikalahkan oleh penerbang tunggal manapun di dunia.[1]
Referensi
Bacaan lebih lanjut
- Batten, Jean, Solo Flight, Jackson and O'Sullivan Ltd, 1934.
- Batten, Jean, Alone In The Sky, N.Z. Technical books, 1979 (an extended version of her book My Life, originally published in 1938).
- Batten Jean, My Life, 1938, George G. Harrap and Company Limited
- Mackersey, Ian, Jean Batten: The Garbo of the Skies, Warner Books, 1999, 466pp, ISBN 0-7515-3019-0

Pranala luar
- My Life, her autobiography, available in full text
- NZEDGE.COM Jean Batten Hine-o-te-Rangi: Daughter of the skies Diarsipkan 2009-09-24 di Wayback Machine.
- Auckland International Airport NZ Aviators Jean Batten Diarsipkan 2008-10-17 di Wayback Machine.
- Hargrave: The Pioneers. Aviation and Aeromodeling – Interdependent Evolutions and Histories
- Monash page of Jean Batten quotes, photos and links
- "Jean Batten – The Garbo of the Skies" documentary about her life
- Jean Batten; findagrave.com article
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