Aviatrix Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran and Northrop T-38 Talon supersonic twin-jet trainer she flew 844.2 miles per hour to a new world's 15 kilometer speed record for women August 24, 1961 at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Aviatrix Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran sitting in the cockpit of a Northrop T-38 Talon supersonic twin-jet trainer with Chuck Yeager standing on the ladder next to her.
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) founder Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran salutes from the cockpit of a Seversky before taking off for a long distance record flight.
Commemorative stamp of aviatrix Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran. Cochran broke multiple records and was largely responsible for the formation of the Women Air Service Pilots (WASP). In 1996, the United States Postal Service issued the 50 cent stamp to…
A portrait of Joan Merriam Smith, the second woman to fly solo around the world. She was also one of the women who underwent astronaut testing under Dr. Lovelace, but Smith unfortunately did not pass the tests. The thirteen women that did pass these…
Eleven people at the White House. From left to right, the first four people are unidentified. Fifth from the left is Wilbur Wright and President William Howard Taft is next to Wilbur. Orville Wright is on the other side of President Taft with…
Katherine Irons and Winifred Wood wearing army issued flight suits at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas during their Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) training.
Early aviatrix Katherine Stinson puts her hand on her plane shortly after receiving her pilot's license, the fourth woman in the United States to do so. After receiving her certificate, she began exhibition flying where she was known as the "Flying…
Aviatrix Lauretta M. Schimmoler is pictured here next to a training plane in Sycamore, Ohio. Schimmoler had an impressive resume in and out of the flying community. She was one of the first members of the Ninety-Nines. Schimmoler was the first…
Louise Sacchi standing beside a Beechcraft plane in front of a Beechcraft factory. She is wearing “The Spanish Medal.” Sacchi was preparing to deliver the Spanish Fleet of Beechcraft airplanes to Spain in 1971.
Louise Sacchi was the first international ferry pilot, and she formed her own ferrying business. Pictured here is Sacchi standing in front of her aerial map, showing the paths she flew all over the world for her business. She marked her routes and…
Aviatrix Louise Thaden holding her victory wreath after arriving first to Cleveland, Ohio in the first Women's Air Derby in 1929 (later called the Powder Puff Derby).