In honor of Women's History Month, we are taking an in-depth look at the life of Jacqueline Cochran and her incredible accomplishments.

Participating in her first air race in 1934, Cochran earned the respect of fellow pilots for her competitive spirit and high skill. Her performance in various aviation events of the 1930s is legendary. Cochran is credited with many significant flight accomplishments attained during her flying career. Among these is her 1964 flight in the F-104 Starfighter where she established a speed record of 1,429 miles per hour. At the beginning of World War II she became a Wing Commander in the British Auxiliary Transport Service, ferrying U.S. built Hudson bombers to England. With the U.S. entry into the War, she offered her services to the Army Air Corps and formed the famed Women's Air Force Service Pilots. This group, over 1,000 strong, played a major role in the delivery of aircraft to the combat areas throughout the world.

A special new in-depth online exhibit highlights objects and images held in the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s collection that belonged to Jackie. Click here to visit the online collection.

https://sandiegoairandspace.org/exhibits/online-exhibit-page/jacqueline-cochran-introduction

In addition to those in the exhibit, images of items in the collection can be found here.