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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran Letter
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1996.0020.0062
- Creators:
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Cochran, Jacqueline
- Dates:
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February 19, 1976
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
At the time of her death in 1980, Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran held more speed, altitude, and distance records than any other pilot, male or female, in aviation history. Her career spanned 40 years from the "Golden Age" of the 1930s as a racing pilot, throughout the turbulent years of World War II as founder and head of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) program, into the jet age when she became the first female pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. This donation consists of a letter dated February 19, 1976 from Cochran to Miss Jane Sullivan.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This donation consists of a letter dated February 19, 1976 from Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran to Miss Jane Sullivan. In the letter, Cochran explains why she became involved with aviation.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is a single item.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
At the time of her death in 1980, Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran held more speed, altitude, and distance records than any other pilot, male or female, in aviation history. Her career spanned 40 years from the "Golden Age" of the 1930s as a racing pilot, throughout the turbulent years of World War II as founder and head of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) program, into the jet age when she became the first female pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. She was a 14-time winner of the Harmon Trophy for the outstanding female pilot of the year and was accorded numerous other awards and honors in addition to the trophies she won with her flying skills.
Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arthur Farr, Gift, 1996, NASM.1996.0020.0062
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2023.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran Letter, NASM.1996.0020.0062, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women air pilots | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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