Jackie Cochran Snapshot, YouTube Barbara Sharp
"She put women in an all-male sky."
-Vogue article by Sally van Wagenen Keil February, 1979
"Jackie was never content to simply be a fearless test pilot. She also opened the skies for many other women pilots.”
-"Jacqueline Cochran America's Fearless Aviator" by Nina McGuire and Sandra
Wallus Sammons p. 5
Impact - Women Pilots
"Personally, I think she was a very brave woman. Not many women would have even ventured out to become an aviator at that time."
-Eva Renfroe in Lifestyle Article 1996 by Beth Dees
"Men didn't have to prove they could fly, women did. "
-Quote from article from Database Academic Search Complete by David Roberts
Chuck Yeager Speaking, YouTube Barbara Sharp
Jackie Cochran with other pilots after piloting a bomber across the Atlantic, YouTube British Pathé
"I’ve had the privilege to fly with a lot of women who are great Naval Aviators and fighter pilots in the fleet and at TOPGUN. If you’re interested in flying, know that women can do everything in the most challenging aviation environments equally well -or better- than the guys out there. The best pilots are simply the ones who work the hardest, have the best attitudes, continuously learn from their mistakes, and put their teammates first."
-Personal Interview with Captain Ryan Bernacchi
"A woman who might be described in today’s world, as pushy? But if you want to succeed at your dreams, I think that’s what we women have to do…to push ahead and to persist!"
-Personal Interview with Maryann Brinley
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After Cochran broke the sound barrier in 1953 there was a 4,854 women pilot growth.
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Women Pilot Growth
Personally Made in Word: Women Pilot Number Growth Diagram, number of women pilots on the left, year on the bottom | Credit to Statistics in "American Women and Flight since 1940" by Deborah Douglas p. 266
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