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Jacqueline 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 pioneered women's aviation as one of the most prominent racing pilots of her generation.
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (IATA: TRM, ICAO: KTRM, FAA LID: TRM) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Riverside County, California, United States. It is located in the southeastern Coachella Valley , 20 nautical miles (23 mi , 37 km ) southeast of the central business district of Palm Springs , [ 1 ] in Thermal, California .
Pilot Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran wrote to the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1939 to suggest the idea of using women pilots in non-combat missions. [9] [10] Cochran was introduced by Roosevelt to General Henry H. Arnold, chief of the Army Air Force, and to General Robert Olds, who became the head of the Air Transport Command (ATC). [11]
That same year, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly a jet across the Atlantic Ocean. [8] She was also the first woman to break the sound barrier. Throughout the decade, she and Jacqueline Auriol [177] of France traded women's speed and distance records what would be known as the "battle of the Jackies".
Model D17W, one impressed into service. This aircraft was originally built in 1937 for famed aviator Jacqueline Cochran. Cochran flew the airplane in the 1937 Bendix cross-country race and placed first in the Women's Division and 3rd overall. She also set a Women's National Speed Record of 203.895 miles per hour using the airplane. A GB-1 ...
Jacqueline Cochran of the United States is the first woman to fly a bomber across the North Atlantic. [1] Ada Rogato becomes the first certified woman paratrooper in ...
While on a trip to England, Jacqueline Cochran observed that an organization had been founded for English women pilots to do jobs for male pilots, such as plane ferrying. Being quite interested, she contacted General Henry H. Arnold suggesting that a similar organization be founded in the United States.
Jackie Cochran may refer to: Jacqueline Cochran (1906–1980), female pioneer American aviator Jackie Lee Cochran (1934–1998), male American rockabilly musician