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Jacqueline Cochran: Aviation pioneer and record pilot

Jacqueline Cochran in portrait: record flights, the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their role in aviation history. English Smithsonian lecture.

  • Duration: 1:06:20
  • Tone: English
  • Subtitle: English
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The lecture traces the life of an influential pilot and historically classifies her sporting and organizational achievements. He connects aviation records with their role during the Second World War. The recording thus offers an access to the history of the pilots and to the social conditions of their flying work.

Source and Author

National Air and Space Museum / Smithsonian Institution · Unchanged embedding of the original video.

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