Jean Batten

Through her own efforts, Jean became the most famous New Zealand aviator of her time.

Inspired by a joyride with Kingsford-Smith, she travelled to England and learnt to fly there in 1930.

She flew a DH60 Moth from England to Australia in 1934 setting a woman's solo record time, and she was the first woman to complete the round trip solo back to England.

In 1936 she set a world record time of 11 days 45 minutes for the England to New Zealand flight of 14200 miles in a Percival Gull aircraft.

Society Publications . . .

There are two publications that the Society issues on a regular basis and sends to all members. These are:

The Journal - issued twice a year, A4 size glossy, normally 24 pages, covers a wide range of topics and regular features with in-depth articles, "Chronology", and research items. You can read a feature article from a recent journal here.

Aerolog - issued four times per year has updates to the Civil Aviation Register, international movements, Accidents & Incidents, and Book Reviews.

The Society also produces a number of special publications. These, plus back issues of Journals and Aerologs, are sold to supplement Society funds. Society members who have paid-up subscriptions get a 20% discount on listed prices. The following material is still available:

Union Airways - A Short History, 1936-1947

Zero - A Biography of Mitsubishi A6M3 NZ6000

New Zealand Military Aircraft and Serial Numbers

Aero Index No.1 (Listing of Aeromodeller Scale Plans 1941-1981)

The latest AHSNZ publication is:

NEW ZEALAND TIGER MOTHS 1938 - 2000
The definitive and long awaited history in New Zealand of this versatile and highly regarded aircraft is available right now. You can view details on this book here.

 

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