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Jean Batten on her record flight to New Zealand just landed at Singapore, 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/140
Jean Batten on her record flight to New Zealand just landed at Singapore, 1936
Jean Batten on her record flight to New Zealand just landed at Singapore, 1936

Scope and Contents

143 x 92 mm. Showing Jean Batten (indistinct) seated in the cockpit of her aeroplane, with European spectators in the foreground. Jean Batten (b 1909) made her solo flight from England to New Zealand in 11 days in October 1936.

Dates

  • Creation: 1936

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

Photographer unknown.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

General

PJ.

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2002-05-07 11:34:24+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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