TYPED LETTER ***Signed***

Cochran, Jacqueline Jackie

Published by New York, New York, U.S.A., 1951

About this Item

Signed "Jacqueline Cochran" in black ink. Letter is on Jacqueline Cochran, Inc. business letterhead and measures 5.5" X 8.5" and is in FINE condition. Includes mailing envelope that is dated and postmarked being mailed from New York City on February 9, 1951. Letter is addressed to John Ward at Warner Brothers Studios regarding locating a nurse for her husband Lloyd Odlum at their ranch in Indio, California. Jacqueline Cochran (May 11, 1906 ? August 9, 1980) was an American pilot and business executive. She pioneered women's aviation as one of the most prominent racing pilots of her generation. She set numerous records and was the first woman to break the sound barrier on 18 May 1953. Cochran (along with Nancy Love) was the wartime head of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (1943?1944), which employed about 1000 civilian American women in a non-combat role to ferry planes from factories to port cities. Cochran was later a sponsor of the Mercury 13 women astronaut program. The photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included as part of the sale. Seller Inventory # 002981

Bibliographic Details

Title: TYPED LETTER ***Signed***

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1951

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)