Jacqueline Cochran

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:businesswoman
gptkb:person
gptkb:pilot
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gptkb:North_American_F-86_Sabre
gptkb:Beechcraft_D17S_Staggerwing
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gptkb:Bendix_Trophy
gptkb:Cliff_Henderson_Trophy
gptkb:De_la_Vaulx_Medal
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Harmon_Trophy
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(US)
gptkb:French_Legion_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-05-11
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Bessie_Lee_Pittman
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Muscogee,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1980-08-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Indio,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:diedIn heart attack
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_(WASP)
gptkbp:friendOf gptkb:Amelia_Earhart
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jacqueline Cochran
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:International_Air_&_Space_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean
first woman to break the sound barrier
director of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II
set more speed, distance, and altitude records than any other pilot of her time
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:business_executive
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:recordedAt first woman to land and take off from an aircraft carrier
first woman to fly Mach 2
first woman to fly a jet across the Atlantic
first woman to pilot a bomber across the Atlantic
first woman to take off from an aircraft carrier
first woman to fly a fixed-wing jet aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Coachella_Valley_Public_Cemetery,_California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Floyd_Odlum
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Jacqueline_Cochran_Air_Show
autobiography 'The Stars at Noon'
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (named in her honor)
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