Jean Batten reaches Auckland after an epic solo flight16 October 1936
16 October 1936
Jean Batten left for New Zealand from Kent, England at 4:20 AM on 5 October 1936. She arrived in Darwin in 5 days 21 hours 24 hours faster than the previous record holder Jimmy Broadbent.
There was a crowd of 6000 waiting for her. Ther travel which had taken 11 days 45 minutes in total.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/jean-batten-reaches-auckland-after-epic-solo-flight
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