OTT Biography of Jacqueline Cochran

Jacqueline Cochran was raised by foster families because....

• She ran away from home

• Her parents put her up for adoption

• Both of her parents passed away when she was an infant

• She was abandoned by her parents

When Jacqueline was younger she worked with the following jobs... (Choose 3)

• Worked in a lumber mill

• Worked as a waitress

• Worked in a beauty shop

• Worked in a cotton mill

• Worked as a seamstress

What type of business did Jacqueline Cochran start that required her to fly as many as 90,000 miles per year?

• Lumber Mill

• Banking

• Cotton Mill

• Cosmetics Business

Jacqueline Cochran accomplished many firsts for women. ( Choose 4)

• First woman to pilot a B-17 bomber to England

• First civilian woman to receive the Distinguished Service Medal

• First woman to break the sound barrier

• First woman to fly combat missions

• First woman to fly at twice the speed of sound

At the time of Jacqueline Cochran's death in 1980, she....

• Was the only woman to fly ferry bombers to England

• Was the only person to fly around the world

• Held more aviation records than any pilot in the U.S.

• Regretted her life as a pilot and wished she had stayed in the beauty industry