Jacqueline Cochran | Biography, Records, & Facts

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In 1953, eager to make the transition to jet aircraft, Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier, piloting an F-86, and that year set …

Meet Jacqueline Cochran | National Air and Space Museum

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On May 18, 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound and, at the time of her death in 1980, she held more speed, altitude, and distance …

Jacqueline Cochran - Wikipedia

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Wings to Beauty: Aviation Pioneer Jacqueline Cochran

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Jackie Cochran was a woman of many talents, and, if one considers it a talent, getting her way may have been her strongest. Jackie’s life was a story of fact and fiction where the …

National Museum of the United States Army

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Cochran worked as a correspondent for “Liberty” magazine for the rest of the war, witnessing the surrender of Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita and the Nuremberg …

Jacqueline Cochran and the Women's Airforce Service …

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By 1941 Jacqueline Cochran was one of the most famous women pilots in the United States. Keenly aware of the Nazi threat to Europe, she approached the U.S. Army Air Corps and …

Today in History: Jackie Cochran Breaks the Sound Barrier

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Pilot Jackie Cochran, who became the first woman to break the sound barrier 57 years ago today—owes some of her breakthrough success in the sky to an ironic source: cosmetics. The Florida native...

Jacqueline Cochran - Florida Department of State

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Cochran became well known due to her style and her ability to set and break records. By 1942 Army General Henry "Hap" Arnold requested she organize the Women's Flying Training Detachment. This organization …

Jacqueline Cochran | The Impact of Communication on …

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Jacqueline Cochran is known as one of the greatest woman in aviation holding the most aviation world records than any other pilot to this day. Born May 11, 1906 Cochran and not persueing flying …

9 Famous Female Aviators - Treehugger

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And get this: Cochran, a bona fide celebrity, successful businesswoman and an instrumental figure in recruiting and training women to fly noncombat aircraft during World War II, received her...