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Rising Above – The Jacqueline Cochran Story – Never heard of her?
This panhandle born girl rose from obscurity to be a giant in aviation and in business. Though not receiving the publicity that Amelia Earhart is accorded, she accomplished much, much more in a life filled with triumphs and heart break. At one point she held every woman’s aviation record, was instrumental in forming Service Pilots), was an acclaimed test pilot, was the first woman pilot to break the sound barrier, and was the driving force in forming the first woman’s astronaut group. the WAAC (Woman’s Auxiliary Army Corps), the WASP (Woman’s Airforce