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Jacqueline Cochran
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American aviator and businesswoman (1906–1980)
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It sits within the topics 1906 births, 1980 deaths and Air Transport Auxiliary pilots.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1906-05-11 ) May 11, 1906, Pensacola, Florida , U.S.
- Died
- August 9, 1980 (1980-08-09) (aged 74), Indio, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Aviator, test pilot, spokesperson, and businessperson
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouse s
- Robert Cochran, Floyd Bostwick Odlum
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- Women Airforce Service Pilots , Air Force Reserve Command
- Service years
- 1942–1970
- Rank
- Colonel
- Awards
- Distinguished Service Medal , Distinguished Flying Cross
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pensacola
- Place of death
- Indio
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- Air Transport Auxiliary
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- MacRobertson Air Race
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army Air Forces
- Military rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Image
- Jacqueline Cochran 342-C-K-1210A.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jacqueline Cochran
- date of birth
- 1906-05-11
- date of death
- 1980-08-09
- Commons gallery
- Jacqueline Cochran
- name in native language
- Jacqueline Cochran
- birth name
- Bessie Lee Pittman
- nickname
- Jackie
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacqueline Cochran (born Bessie Lee Pittman; May 11, 1906 – August 9, 1980) 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 (along with Nancy Love) 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.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jacqueline Cochran” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.