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Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock (November 22, 1925 – September 30, 2014) was an American pilot and the first woman to fly solo around the world. [2] She flew a single engine Cessna 180 (registered N1538C) christened the Spirit of Columbus and nicknamed "Charlie."
Mock was the first to finish. The story of this race is told in a book written by Taylor Phillips entitled, Racing to Greet the Sun, Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith Duel to Become the First Woman to Solo Around the World (2015). Jerrie Mock was subsequently awarded the Louis Blériot medal from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in
Jerrie Mock was the first woman to fly solo around the world, which she did in a Cessna 180. [146] [147] The trip ended April 17, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, [148] and took 29 days, 21 stopovers and almost 22,860 miles. [149] Carol Doda was the first woman in America to perform as a topless entertainer.
Jerrie Mock's Cessna 180. The Cessna 180 gained recognition as the aircraft chosen by Geraldine Mock, the first woman pilot to successfully fly around the world. The flight was made in 1964 in her 1953 model, the Spirit of Columbus (N1538C), as chronicled in her book Three-Eight Charlie. [4]
Freida Lee Mock, American film director and producer; Garrett Mock (born 1983), American baseball player; George Mock (1907–2001), American labor leader; Hans Mock (1906–1982), Austrian footballer; Janet Mock (born 1983), American author; Jerrie Mock (1925–2014), American aviator; John Mock, American musician; Karen Mock, Canadian activist
Jerrie is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Jerrie Cobb (1931–2019), American aviator; Jerrie Mock (1925–2014), American aviator; Jerrie is also known as the ship name for Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix. The pair are believed to have has a romanic relationship however it was never confirmed.
Jerrie Cobb (1931–2019), first woman to fly in the Paris Air Show and to be tested as an astronaut [18] [19] Jacqueline Cochran (1908–1980), first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound [20] Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), first African-American woman pilot, earned her license in France 1921 [21]
1964: Columbus native Jerrie Mock started and ended her historic 29.5-day solo round-the-world flight from Port Columbus, becoming the first woman to do so. 1989: In July, the city renamed 17th ...