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Jacqueline Cochran (1906-1980) – more Wikipedia

On March 9, 1996, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 50¢ stamp commemorating Jacqueline Cochran, the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound. The stamp depicts Cochran after winning the 1938 Bendix Trophy air race from Los Angeles to Cleveland in just over 8 hours.

First day of issue ceremonies were held at Indian Palms Resort, former site of Cochran's ranch, in Indio, California. The stamp's 50¢ denomination met the rate then in effect for international post cards mailed from the U.S. (Scott 3066) – Georgia Info

                             

she sounds like she was pretty incredible. i wonder if she ever got to meet Earhart.

@ striatic Hi! -- In the Wikipedia article (above) is this reference: "In 1937, she [Cochran] was the only woman to compete in the Bendix race. She worked with Amelia Earhart to open the race for women." Then there's this prescient reference:

"Ms. Cochran’s racing activities in the 1930s brought her a wide acquaintance among the famous pilots of the day. An especially close friend was Amelia Earhart who spent several days relaxing at Ms. Cochran’s ranch prior to departing on her ill-fated flight around the world in 1937."

oh keen. they knew each other rather well then. small world of female aeronautic superstars!

The aircraft in the Jackie Cochrane stamp above was one owned by her and made by Seversky Aircraft. It was effectively the same aircraft the Seversky sold to the US Army Air Corps as the P-35. Can you imagine being able to buy current military aircraft direct from the factory?!

If this is the first all-woman jury in Los Angeles, the forewoman was Nora Danforth. Other members were Florence bohan, Nina Cole, Anna Dillon, Hazel Norris, Bonna Meyers, Jane Hayes, Cora Brooks, Hattie Howard, Alice Walters, and Adeline Merry, according to the New York Times report on 12 November 1911. (They heard the case of a speeding motorcyclist.)

Thanks for the information! We’ll look into it.

My goodness, they look formidable!

The "12 angry women" tag is brilliant.

This is *so* interesting - I've had a look, and i can count eleven people there - just. (The presence of the 11th person seems to be indicated only be the top of her dark hat right at the back on the far right of the frame. Our twelfth lady seems to have vacated the chair on the left, leaving only a coat/cape? draped there to indicate her presence. Where did she go? Could she have been the photographer? Or is she in fact just peeking/hiding behind the extra-ordinarily large black hat of the lady sitting in the front/foreground of the image? :)

This is awesome, looks like the wright brothers plane, minus the engine

This is awesome, looks like the wright brothers plane, minus the engine

There is one of these in the Oakey Aviation Museum. More detail in this pdf; www.161recceflt.org.au/MAAF/AircraftDisplays/BRISTOL BOXKITE.pdf

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage Background People, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Somebody get that stupid horse out of the way ! ... (Grin) ... I am addicted to old aeroplanes. ... Thanks for posting this photo. .