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Daughter of the Skies: Jean Batten

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Jean Batten put New Zealand on the map during aviation’s Golden Age, then faded into obscurity. For her 26th birthday on September 15, 1935, Jean Batten treated herself to a brand-new Percival D.3 Gull Six. The low-wing Gull had a 200-hp Gipsy 6-cylinder engine and auxiliary fuel tanks, giving it a cruising speed of 150 …

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