Jackie Cochran

Training Jackie Cochran-to Become 1st Woman to Break Sound Barrier

By Victoria Yeager / May 18, 2014

I first met Jackie Cochran in 1947, not long after I broke the sound barrier, in Secretary of the Air Force Scott Symington’s office. She was a tall, blonde woman in her forties. “I’m Jackie Cochran,” she said pumping my hand. “Great job, Captain Yeager. We’re all proud of you.” She invited me to lunch…

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