Jacqueline Cochran

(1906-1980)

American aviator and businesswoman

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Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran (May 11, 1906 – August 9, 1980) was an American pilot and business executive. She pioneered women's aviation as one of the most prominent racing pilots of her generation. She set numerous records 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) (1943–44), which employed about 1000 civilian American women in a non-combat role to ferry planes from factories to port cities.

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Born	11 May 1906 Muscogee, Florida
Died	9 August 1980 (aged 74) Indio, California, U.S.
Zodiac	Taurus
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Dwight D. Eisenhower · Friend · 1890-1969 · president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 edit info

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Amelia Earhart · Friend · 1897-1937 · American aviation pioneer and author edit info

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William Randolph Lovelace II · Friend · 1907-1965 · American military edit info

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