On October the 5 Jean Batten a solo fligher set off at 4:20 in the morning a large amount of media gather around to watch Jean Batten set off. She was going to england, it took her 5 days and 21 hours that was 24 hours faster than than the previous record holder. She stops in Darwin along the way. Once she was there she would tour the country by train and car. She was ill and ended up staying there an extra 11 days. she was to ill and she set off back to Sydney and the New Zealand in October 1937. She arrived in New Zealand 10 1/2 hours after leaving Sydney.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/jean-batten-reaches-auckland-after-epic-solo-flight
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