11) I might have been born in a hovel, but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.-- Jacqueline Cochran (1906-1980), pioneer American pilot, first woman to break the sound barrier, first woman to fly a jet across the Atlantic, first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic,first woman to land and take off from an aircraft carrier, the first woman to reach Mach 2, the only woman to ever be President of the Federation Aeronautique International (1958-1961), five-time winner of the Harmon Award as best aviator in the world, and supporter of the Mercury 13 program, which tested the ability of women to be astronauts.
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Date: 2010-04-10 01:19 am (UTC)11) I might have been born in a hovel, but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.-- Jacqueline Cochran (1906-1980), pioneer American pilot, first woman to break the sound barrier, first woman to fly a jet across the Atlantic, first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic,first woman to land and take off from an aircraft carrier, the first woman to reach Mach 2, the only woman to ever be President of the Federation Aeronautique International (1958-1961), five-time winner of the Harmon Award as best aviator in the world, and supporter of the Mercury 13 program, which tested the ability of women to be astronauts.