Jacqueline Cochran
Jacqueline Cochran
Jacqueline Cochranwas a pioneer in the field of American aviation, considered to be one of the most gifted racing pilots of her generation. She was an important contributor to the formation of the wartime Women's Auxiliary Army Corpsand Women Airforce Service Pilots...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPilot
Date of Birth11 May 1906
CityMuscoge, FL
CountryUnited States of America
begin factories flying group might pilots small states united women
An experimental group of experienced women pilots in the United States might begin immediately flying small trainers from factories to bases.
stars wind might
I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and the stars.
stars cutting views
I wanted to go higher than Rockefeller Center, which was being erected across the street from Saks Fifth Avenue and was going to cut off my view of the sky. . . . Flying got into my soul instantly but the answer as to why must be found somewhere back in the mystic maze of my birth and childhood and the circumstances of my earlier life. Whatever I am is elemental and the beginnings of it all have their roots in Sawdust Road. I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and stars.
stars dark dust
Earthbound souls know only the underside of the atmosphere in which they live . . . but go higher - above the dust and water vapor - and the sky turns dark until one can see the stars at noon.
faces no-fear life-or-death
It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.
cocky adversity childhood
[A difficult childhood gave me] a kind of cocky confidence. ... I could never have so little that I hadn't had less. It took away my fear.