Wednesday 16 October 2019

Jean Battens epic solo flight

Jean Batten left for her flight from Kent, England 1936. her plan was to fly from England to NZ in one solo flight.

Before taking off from Richmond Aerodrome, Sydney, at approximately 6.30 a.m. (New Zealand time) on 16 October, she declared that no one should look for her if she went down at sea. she arrived at Auckland’s Mangere Aerodrome at about 5 p.m., 10½ hours after leaving Sydney, and was greeted by a crowd of 6000.

Site:https://nzhistory.govt.nz/

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