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Cochran, Jackie

870 words, approx. 3 pages

Cochran, Jackie (b. ca. 1910; d. August 9, 1980) Director of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during WWII; first woman to break the sound barrier. The first woman to break the sound barrier, and... Read more

Jacqueline Cochran

115 words, approx. 1 pages

Jacqueline Cochran 1910?-1980 American aviator who held numerous speed records and in 1935 became the first woman to enter—and win—the Bendix Transcontinental Air Race. Born around 1910 ... Read more

Jacqueline Cochran

390 words, approx. 2 pages

Jacqueline Cochran When World War II (1939–45) began in 1939, the United States began a special Lend-Lease program with Great Britain. Supplies and equipment, including airplanes, were transpor... Read more

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Jacqueline Cochran

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Jacqueline Cochran (1910-1980) rose from childhood poverty to become an aviation pioneer. She was the first woman to fly in the Bendix Trophy Transcontinental Race in 1935, winning it in 1938, and was... Read more