Jean Batten/Speech

Today In LS1 I wrote A speech about a aviator which was Jean batten.This was for my Inquiry for my Inquiry I had to ether write a Speech,Rap or make a common craft video.

Jean Batten

Jean Gardner Batten was one of the great international aviators in the 1930s. She was born on September 15th 1909 in Rotorua, New Zealand. Then died November 22 1982. Batten made a number of record breaking solo flights across the world.

Early Life[

In 1913 the Batten family moved to Auckland. Jean was enrolled to a girl’s boarding school in Remuera. There, she studied piano and ballet. Although she was a talented pianist she became more interested in becoming a pilot.

Early Flying

She moved to England with her mother in 1929 to join the London Aeroplane Club. After taking her first solo flight in 1930 she earned a private pilot’s license in 1932.

Record Breaking Flights

Jean Batten made her first major flight from England to Australia in 1934 and even managed to beat Amy Johnson’s record. She flew back in 1935 and became the first woman to make a return flight. That same year, she flew from England to Brazil and became the first woman to fly from England to South America. Batten flew another successful flight from England to New Zealand in 1936. In 1937 Jean Batten flew another flight from Australia to England and managed to beat her previous flight.

She wrote two books Alone in the Sky, and My Life talking about her previous flights and all the dangers she faced. Batten was a talented pianist, intelligent student and a very successful pilot. She will be one of the greatest aviators in history who will never be forgotten.