Jacqueline Cochran was already a highly decorated pilot with numerous speed records to her name when she slid into the cockpit on 18 May 1953 ready for another record attempt. The aircraft was a ...

The new and beautiful signage modernizes the entrance to our Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in the Thermal community.” The improvements continue as 20 damaged palm trees will be replaced ...

This sleek two-seater first flew in 1959 and went on to train over 50,000 pilots—including famed fliers like Navy Captain Wally Schirra and record-setter Jacqueline Cochran. Known as the “Speed Queen, ...

The T-38 Talon that Jacqueline Cochran flew, pictured before its recent restoration. James Walker / NASM. On August 24, 1961, a jet streaked over the desert near Edwards Air Force Base. ...

Jacqueline Cochran was the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic and deliver it into military service. Sports Business News Life Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

The front entrance of the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal has a new sign Friday. The Aviation Division of the Riverside County Transportation and Land Management Agency installed ...

Jacqueline Cochran . Cochran headed up the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), made up of more than 1,000 women who were some of the most talented fliers in the country.

Authorities responded to an aircraft emergency involving two planes, a c-130 and an F-35, near the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020.