Jean Batten was a famous aviatrix who was the most famous New Zealander of the 1930's. She broke numerous records and has many honourable awards even the most highest aviation honour, Federation Aeronautique internationale. Jean Batten was a very inspirational women who flew with the famous Australian aviator,Charles Kingsford Smith. Jean Batten got her first license at the London Aeroplane Club. She also broke the record for the fastest flight from the U.K. to Australia. When her flying days came to an end she lived in an apartment in Majorca, Spain where she died after refusing treatment for a dog bite.
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