Title

'Miss Jean Batten, of New Zealand, who in May, 1934, flew from England to Australia, breaking Mrs. M Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Miss Jean Batten, of New Zealand, who in May, 1934, flew from England to Australia, breaking Mrs. Mollison's record', c1934, (1935). In May 1934 Jean Gardner Batten (1909-1982) successfully flew solo from England to Australia in the Gipsy Moth. The journey lasted 14 days and 22 hours beating the existing England-to-Australia record of English aviator Amy Johnson (1903-1941) by over four days. From His Majesty The King 1910-1935. [Associated Newspapers Ltd., London, 1935]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1934

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C74_171

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26,2Mb (2,1Mb) / 8,2in x 12,4in / 2452 x 3732 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation outdoors female women woman people arts country flight day book fur clothes journey independence New Zealand aircraft dress location century collar sepia thirties aviation literature lady concept B&W one person pioneer MONOCHROME publication aviator air Transport black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century The Print Collector New Zealander Aotearoa Aotearoan direct gaze photograph portrait Unknown Associated Newspapers Ltd His Majesty the King Gipsy Moth Jean Gardner Batten Batten Jean Gardner photograph portrait