Audio file
'The very greatest moment of my life': hear Jean Batten land at Auckland on 16 October 1936, and speak to the crowd at the airfield after completing the first ever direct flight from London to New Zealand. (1 min 48 sec)
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero
Reference: D364/2 and 4
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