It was Yeager who flew just behind his friend Jacqueline Cochran on her attempt to break the sound barrier at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA. She reported seeing shock waves roll off the ...

The T-38 Talon that Jacqueline Cochran flew, pictured before its ... speed record and becoming the first woman to break the sound barrier. But the French test pilot Jacqueline Auriol soon bested ...

Jacqueline Cochran stands in front of the Canadian-built F-86 Sabrejet, in which she became the first woman to break the sound barrier. Photo: Associated Press 1953: Jackie Cochran becomes the ...

Yet Cochran’s legacy as the first woman to break the sound barrier in 1953 and her role ... On May 18, 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound.

Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier on May 18, 1953, flying the Sabre 3 at Rogers Dry Lake, California. Cochran had celebrated her 48th birthday the week before.

In 1953, Jacqueline Cochran soared above the Coachella Valley and tiny Thermal Airport in an F-86 Sabre Jet, becoming the first woman to break the sound barrier. More than 50 years later ...

It was frequented by Chuck Yeager, the first person to officially break the sound barrier, and Jacqueline Cochran, the first woman to break the sound barrier. The airport was renamed after ...

On May 18, 1953, Jacqueline Cochran, flying at an average speed of 652 miles an hour, became the first woman to break the sound barrier. It was another “first” to add to her long list of ...

More than 100 people gathered at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to meet Jacqueline Cochran, portrayed by Karen Vuranch, a scholar from West Virginia. Casey is an intern reporter for the ...

Enid Shomer Poet Enid Shomer spent more than a decade chronicling the life of Jacqueline Cochran, the first woman pilot to break the sound barrier. Liane talks with Shomer about her collection of ...

Jacqueline Cochran was a record-breaking aviatrix ... Yet Cochran’s legacy as the first woman to break the sound barrier in 1953 and her role in the Mercury 13 women astronaut testing program ...