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Jacqueline Cochran

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American aviator and businesswoman (1906-1980)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1906 to 1980 · aged 74
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Jacqueline Cochran was an American pilot and business executive. She pioneered women's aviation and was the first woman to break the sound barrier on 18 May 1953.

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Portrait painting of Jacqueline Cochran, oil on canvas, by Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952)Portrait painting of Jacqueline Cochran, oil on canvas, by Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952)1938 Bendix Race[9]1938 Bendix Race[9]Cochran in the cockpit of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.Cochran in the cockpit of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.Cochran (center) with WASP traineesCochran (center) with WASP traineesCochran in her record-setting Canadair Sabre 3, talking with Chuck Yeager[20]Cochran in her record-setting Canadair Sabre 3, talking with Chuck Yeager[20]Cochran with General Hap ArnoldCochran with General Hap ArnoldCochran and Yeager being presented with the Harmon International Trophies by President Dwight Eisenhower[20]Cochran and Yeager being presented with the Harmon International Trophies by President Dwight Eisenhower[20]

Awards 11

1993National Women's Hall of Fame
1992Florida Women's Hall of Fame
1971National Aviation Hall of Fame
1964Golden Plate Award
1938Bendix Trophy
Distinguished Flying Cross
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Harmon Trophy
Women in Aviation International
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Women Airforce Service Pilots Badge

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Connected to Jacqueline 6

Jimmy DoolittleAlso won Bendix TrophyGordon CooperAlso won Harmon TrophyMarjorie Kinnan RawlingsAlso won Florida Women's Hall of FameHarriet QuimbyAlso won Women in Aviation InternationalHarold RussellAlso won Golden Plate AwardÁlvaro Uribe VélezAlso won Golden Plate Award

About this person

Jacqueline Cochran was an American pilot and business executive. She pioneered women's aviation and was the first woman to break the sound barrier on 18 May 1953. Cochran was the wartime head of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (1943-1944), which employed about 1,000 civilian American women in a non-combat role to ferry planes from factories to port cities. Later on, Cochran was initially a sponsor of the Mercury 13 women astronaut program, before testifying against it in a congressional subcommittee.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1980 · aged 74
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25 languages

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