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Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier, in her F-86 Sabrejet


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Title

Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier, in her F-86 Sabrejet

Subject

Cochran, Jacqueline
Test pilots
Women in aeronautics
Women--Societies and clubs--History

Description

Woman pilot Jacqueline Cochran poses in the F-86 Sabrejet in which she broke the sound barrier in 1953 as well as three world jet records. She visited Buffalo on a 1959 nationwide tour and was the special guest of Buffalo Zontians at an honorary luncheon and other special events.

Source

Buffalo courier express

Publisher

State University of New York at Buffalo

Date

1959-02-15

Rights

For educational and non-commercial uses only.

Format

Image/jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

LIB-023_234ZontaJacquelineCochranFlyerHonoredA19590215_001

Date Created

2016-05-01

Is Part Of

Zonta International Collection
LIB-023

Original Format

Photographs
Newspapers

Citation

“Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier, in her F-86 Sabrejet,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/96508.