JACQUELINE COCHRAN QUEEN OF PILOT IN AVIATION DURING WW II DIED ON 1980 AUGUST 10
JACQUELINE COCHRAN QUEEN OF PILOT IN AVIATION DURING WW II DIED ON 1980 AUGUST 10 Synopsis Born in rural West Florida circa 1906, Jacqueline Cochran grew up in poverty. After working as a beautician and starting her own company, she became involved in aviation. She advocated for female aviator involvement in WWII and led the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots training program. In 1953, she became the first woman to breach the sound barrier and holds more speed and distance records than any flier in history. Jacqueline Cochran Jacqueline Cochran c. 1943 Born May 11, 1906 Muscogee, Florida Died August 9, 1980 (aged 74) Indio, California Occupation aviator, test pilot, spokesperson, and businessperson Spouse(s) Jack Cochran Floyd Bostwick Odlum Early Life Aviator Jacqueline Cochran was born Bessie Lee Pittman on May 11, 1906, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. As a young girl she worked in textile mills to help her family, and in her early teens she...