About this title: Born in 1906 in Muskokee, Florida, Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran was America's greatest woman pilot: the first to break the sound barrier, first to fly a bomber across the Atlantic, possessor of more than 200 aviation records and the commander of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Cochran reached Mach 2 - twice the speed of sound - in a Lockheed F-104, having already become a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. Intelligent, brash, determined, courageous, and ambitious, she counted presidents Eisenhower and Johnson among her friends, as well as national leaders in ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Date Published: 2007-04-08
ISBN-13:9780813030432ISBN:0813030439
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida
Date Published: 2007-04-08
ISBN-13:9780813030432ISBN:0813030439
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780813030432ISBN:0813030439
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover with Jacket
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Date Published: 2007
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780813030432ISBN:0813030439
Description: New. Born in 1906 in Muskokee, Florida, Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran was America's greatest woman pilot: the first to break the sound barrier, first to fly a bomber across the Atlantic, possessor of more than 200 aviation records and the commander of the W... read more
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