jeanbatten

7 photos tagged jeanbatten, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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1934

2013

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Andy Brill said:
A nicely coloured card of Jean Batten and her Percival Gull . She died in 1982, not from an aeroplane accident, but a rabid dog bite in Majorca: by mando maniac : www.flickr.com/photos/mando_gal/3330411904/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Batten
State Library of Queensland said:
The world is better for her contribution to aviation. Andy Brill thanks for your comment and linking to Mando Maniac's fantastic profile!

Scott Kraft said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Goggles, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Vesna Verencevic said:
The ‘Garbo of the Skies’ Known as the ‘Garbo of the Skies’ after Greta Garbo, the famous screen actress of the day, Jean Batten was the most glamorous aviatrix of the 1930s, rumored to always carry a white silk dress with on her record-breaking flights so she could be properly dressed for social occasions. A record holder by her twenties, Batten’s flying achievements put her on par with more widely-recognized female fliers like Amelia Earhart and Amy Johnson. Born in New Zealand on 15 September 1909, Batten had a great love of nature, a love that was furthered when she was taken for a flight by the famous aviator Charles Kingsford Smith. Batten’s set her sights on becoming an aviator, determined to create a name for herself in a world that was rapidly discovering the possibilities aviation offered. Source: theavgeeks.com/2019/03/07/jean-batten-building-castles-in...

Gordon Riley said:
Percival Gull Six
Gordon Riley said:
I think it is Jean Batten in her Gull Six, G-ADPR, one of her long-distance record-breaking flights.
Gordon Riley said:
Although flown by the Shuttleworth Trust in the UK for many years it was sold and is now displayed in the terminal building at Auckland International Airport, NZ flic.kr/p/sNjtU
aerohydro said:
It is Jean Batten, in her Percival Gull. The same image can be found part way down this webpage: www.nzgeo.com/stories/jean-batten/

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covid convict said:
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/237477666 - the Lang-Labor Daily, 31st May, 1934...
State Library of New South Wales said:
covid convict 👍
Mr. Happy Face - Peace :) said:
Beautiful Photography .... Well Done
Flickr said:
Congrats on Explore! ⭐ March 26, 2022
John McNeely Hudson said:
🇺🇦💛💙🇺🇦 This is an excellent addition to today's Explore page. 🇺🇦💛💙🇺🇦 Greetings from southwestern Virginia, USA.