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Jackie Cochran
pilot in the fastest lane
By Rich, Doris L.
- ISBN
- 978-0-81303-043-2
- Publisher
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2007.
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Reviewed on March 1, 2007
At the time of her death on August 9, 1980, Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran-recipient of America's Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Legion of Merit-held more speed, altitude, and distance records (200-plus) than any other pilot, male or female, in the history of aviation. Journalist Rich's (The Magnificent Moisants: Champions of Early Flight ) balanced appraisal of Cochran's early life and career relies ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
