Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. Federation Aeronautique Internationale Files

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Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. Federation Aeronautique Internationale Files

1958-1964

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/580842

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports and printed material pertaining to the work of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale and its affiliated aero clubs.

Approximately 12,000 pages

eng, Latn

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6484568

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906?-1980

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Jacqueline Cochran, cosmetics executive and world-famous aviatrix, was the product of obscure origins. Born Bessie Pittman, born 1906/1908/1910, in northwest Florida (sources differ on her birth year). The Pittmans were and impoverished family that moved from one town to another in search of work. Even as a child, Bessie possessed an unusual amount of drive and ambition. She resented the limited opportunities available to her in such an environment, especially after she was told the Pittmans wer...