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Chapter 6
Cochran, The Stars at Noon.
Cochran and Brinley, Jackie Cochran: The Autobiography of the Greatest Woman Pilot in Aviation History.
Rich, Jackie Cochran: Pilot in the Fastest Lane.
Arnold, Henry H. Global Mission. New York: Harper & Brother Publishers, 1949.
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Chapter 7
Cochran, The Stars at Noon.
Cochran and Brinley, Jackie Cochran: The Autobiography of the Greatest Woman Pilot in Aviation History.
Rich, Jackie Cochran: Pilot in the Fastest Lane.
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Cobb and Rieker, Woman into Space: The Jerrie Cobb Story.
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Chapter 8
Cochran, The Stars at Noon.
Cochran and Brinley, Jackie Cochran: The Autobiography of the Greatest Woman Pilot in Aviation History.
Rich, Jackie Cochran: Pilot in the Fastest Lane.
“Miss Cochran Buys Building on 56th St.” New York Times, September 16, 1945.
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Chapter 9
Cobb and Rieker, Woman into Space: The Jerrie Cobb Story.
Chapter 10
Cochran, The Stars at Noon.
Cochran and Brinley, Jackie Cochran: The Autobiography of the Greatest Woman Pilot in Aviation History.
Rich, Jackie Cochran: Pilot in the Fastest Lane.
“Air Record Disputed.” New York Times. May 18, 1951.
“French Woman Flyer Sets New World Speed Record.” New York Times, May 13, 1951.
Auriole, Jacqueline. I Live to Fly. Translated by Pamela Swinglehurst. Michael Joseph, Great Britain. 1970.
Letter, Floyd Odlum to Jacqueline Cochran. May 26, 1951. Jacqueline Cochran: Papers, 1932–1975. Trip Series. Box 3. Eisenhower Presidential Library.
Cochran, Jacqueline. “I Flew Faster than Sound.” American Weekly, July 19, 1953. Jacqueline Cochran: Papers, 1932–1975. Scrapbook Series. Box 5. Eisenhower Presidential Library.
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