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001 2012007133
003 DLC
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008 120319s2012 ncu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780786462759 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
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050 10 $aD790.5$b.S65 2012
082 00 $a940.54/4973092$aB$223
100 1 $aSmith-Daugherty, Rhonda,$d1967-
245 10 $aJacqueline Cochran :$bbiography of a pioneer aviator /$cRhonda Smith-Daugherty.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company,$c2012.
263 $a1204
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe making of Jacqueline Cochran -- The lady is a pilot -- America's number one woman flier -- An unusual life -- Woman in war -- Jacqueline Cochran and the WASPs -- The WASP experience -- The end of the WASPs -- High flying -- Postscript -- Appendix one: biographical sketches -- General Henry H. Arnold, USAF, 1886-1950 -- Vincent H. Bendix, 1882-1945 -- Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937 -- Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby, 1905-1990 -- Nancy Harkness Love, 1914-1976 -- General George C. Marshall, U.S. Army -- Floyd odlum, 1892-1976 -- Alexander N. P. de Seversky, 1894-1974 -- Lieutenant General Barton K. Yount, USAF -- Appendix two: Aircraft flown by Jacqueline Cochran.
520 $a"This revealing biography explores Cochran's childhood in an impoverished Florida mill town, her early career as a pilot, and her role in creating and leading the WASPs during World War II. This detailed profile, removing Cochran from Earhart's shadow, firmly establishes the aviatrix as a pivotal figure in the history of women in aviation and in war"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aCochran, Jacqueline.
610 20 $aWomen Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)$vBiography.
650 0 $aAir pilots, Military$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aWomen air pilots$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American.