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Jacqueline Cochran

American aviator and businesswoman (1906–1980)
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Jacqueline Cochran
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[22]
Date of birth
May 11, 1906
Date of death
August 9, 1980
Place of birth
Pensacola
Place of death
Indio
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
aircraft pilot, politician
Employer
Air Transport Auxiliary[10]
Member of political party
Republican Party[23]
Award received
Distinguished Flying Cross, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Harmon Trophy, National Women's Hall of Fame, Florida Women's Hall of Fame, Women in Aviation International, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Bendix Trophy, Women Airforce Service Pilots Badge, Golden Plate Award[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Spouse
Floyd Odlum[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Birth name
Bessie Lee Pittman[36]
Family name
Cochran, Pittman, Odlum[27][28][29]
Given name
Jacqueline, Bessí (voornaam), Lee[30][31][32]
Military branch
United States Army Air Forces[24]
Military, police or special rank
Lieutenant Colonel[25]
Name in native language
Jacqueline Cochran[37]
Nickname
Jackie[35]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[38]
Participant in
MacRobertson Air Race[33]
Participated in conflict
World War II[26]
Place of burial
Coachella Valley Public Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jacqueline Cochran en Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran en Jacqueline Cochran Odlum ar جاكلين كوكران cs Jacqueline Cochranová de Jackie Cochran el Ζακλίν Κόχραν fa ژاکلین کاکرن he ג'קלין קוקרן it Jacqueline Cochran Odlum ja ジャクリーン・コクラン ko 재클린 코크런 ko 재클린 코크런 오들럼 ko 페시 리 피트먼 nl Bessie Lee Pittman pl Jacqueline Cochran Odlum ru Жаклин Кокран ru Кокран, Жаклин uk Бессі Лі Пітман uk Джекілайн Кокран
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000055282915
VIAF cluster ID
39831967
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79132413
GND ID
133567044
American National Biography ID
2001290
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151059269
BabelNet ID
00020262n
Babelio author ID
153973
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17076919x
CONOR.SI ID
163428195
CiNii Research ID
1140282266598789760
Collective Biographies of Women ID
15148
Show all 48 identifiers +36
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
102047
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jacqueline-Cochran
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
jacqueline-cochran
FAST ID
45740
FemBio ID
6089
Find a Grave memorial ID
7691192
Freebase ID
/m/01hf8_
GTAA ID
89828
Geni profile ID
6000000016942352986
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
jacqueline-cochran
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0018418
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jacqueline_Cochran
Harper's tag
jacqueline-cochran
IMDb ID
nm1366665
Interlingual Index ID
i94754
J9U entity ID
987007449802105171
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America ID
jacqueline-cochran
Munzinger person ID
00000005332
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11081638
NE.se ID
jacqueline-cochran
NNDB people ID
094/000172575
National Aviation Hall of Fame ID
jacqueline-cochran
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1240414
Olympedia people ID
1202567
Our Campaigns candidate ID
51187
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810104628611
Political Graveyard politician ID
odem-oestreicher.html#166.09.98
Roglo person ID
p=bessie+lee;n=pittman
SNAC ARK ID
w6010rmb, w66t45rd
Trading Card Database name ID
156125
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10679520
Unz Review author ID
CochranJacqueline
WikiTree person ID
Pittman-2023
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
10923474-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfmq3MBKJx4gw947bkbh3
Yale LUX ID
person/13ff54f8-b1d8-406f-aab3-611af28d4f79

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🔗 Connections
Award received 9
National Women's Hall of Fame, Distinguished Flying Cross, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Bendix Trophy, Harmon Trophy, Women in Aviation International, Florida Women's Hall of Fame +1 more
Given name 2
Jacqueline, Lee
Named after 2
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Cochran
Occupation 2
politician, aircraft pilot
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Air Transport Auxiliary
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Military branch 1
United States Army Air Forces
Military, police or special rank 1
Lieutenant Colonel
Participant in 1
MacRobertson Air Race
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Pensacola
Place of death 1
Indio
Sex or gender 1
female
← SNARC ID 1
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Summary

Jacqueline Cochran was born on May 11, 1906[1], in Pensacola[2]. She died on August 9, 1980[3], in Indio[4]. She worked as an aircraft pilot[5] and politician[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jacqueline Cochran include Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport[39], an airport[40], in United States[41] and Cochran[42], an impact crater[43].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Jacqueline Cochran include Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport[39], an airport[40], in United States[41] and Cochran[42], an impact crater[43].

FAQs

Where was Jacqueline Cochran born?

Jacqueline Cochran was born in Pensacola[2].

Where did Jacqueline Cochran die?

Jacqueline Cochran passed away in Indio[4].

Who was Jacqueline Cochran married to?

Jacqueline Cochran's spouses include Floyd Odlum[8].

What did Jacqueline Cochran do for work?

Jacqueline Cochran worked as an aircraft pilot[5] and politician[6].

What awards did Jacqueline Cochran receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Flying Cross[11], Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[12], Harmon Trophy[13], and National Women's Hall of Fame[14].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . womenofthehall.org. womenofthehall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . flwomenshalloffame.org. flwomenshalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . nationalaviation.org. nationalaviation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . achievement.org. achievement.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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