Jacqueline Cochran stands beside her airplane at Albuquerque Airport
Sitter
Jacqueline Cochran
(1906 - 1980)
Photographer
John Fertig
Date1940
Locale
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 5/8 × 3 1/4 in. (11.7 × 8.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John L. Fertig, Jr.
Terms
Object numberPA1995.053.014
DescriptionJacqueline Cochran, a famous aviator, stands beside her airplane while two unidentified men in TWA work suits attend to the aircraft. This was taken at the Albuquerque Airport. Cochran was a famous racing pilot and contributed to the formation of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) programs in WWII.On View
Not on view
ca. 1930
