Jean Gardner Batten
(1909-1982), AirwomanSitter in 6 portraits
New Zealand-born aviator Batten, moved to England in 1929 to take her pilot's and ground engineer licences. In 1934 Batten broke Amy Johnson's record time for the flight from England to Australia. Became the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean to Argentina in 1935. Her autobiography My Life (1938) was republished as Alone in the Sky (1979).
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 29 November 1937
NPG x37403
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 29 November 1937
NPG x37404
Jean Gardner Batten; Edgar Wikner Percival
by Universal Pictorial Press and Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 31 October 1978
NPG x184191
by Press Association Photos
bromide press print, 16 November 1979
NPG x184192
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