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Jacqueline Cochran

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Noun1.Jacqueline Cochran - United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)Jacqueline Cochran - United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)
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A trailblazing figure for women's service in the military along with her rival Jacqueline Cochran, Nancy Love was a dedicated and determined aviation enthusiast and served admirably as the Executive for the unified women's programs under the name Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II by Internet Bookwatch
In the US, famed aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran formed the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program, which sent over 1,000 women flyers to ferry aircraft from factories to airbases throughout the US and Canada.
Flying for her country; the American and Soviet women military pilots ... by Reference & Research Book News
Byline: Daily News LANCASTER -- The Aerospace Walk of Honor posthumously got its first woman inductee: Jacqueline Cochran, who pulled herself out of poverty to become a record-setting pilot and the first woman to break the sound barrier.
INDUCTED POSTHUMOUSLY FIRST WOMAN GETS AEROSPACE HONOR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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