Jacqueline Cochran stands beside her airplane at Albuquerque Airport
Sitter
Jacqueline Cochran
(1906 - 1980)
Photographer
John Fertig
Date1940
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.
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 viewTerms
Locale
ca. 1930
