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Jacqueline Cochran was a record-breaking aviatrix, entrepreneur and political mover and shaker who was close enough with President Lindon B. Johnson he refused to let her call him Mr. President.
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. ...
A wildfire that broke out near the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal is 40% contained Friday and spread to 50 acres. The fire started at around 10 p.m. Thursday south of Airport ...
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.
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 ...
As utilities transition from coal to green energy, many utilities say they need to open new natural gas fired power plants to bridge the gap. Not everyone is buying it.
Ahead of Coachella, the public charter jet service JSX is offering several semi-private “pop up” flights throughout the weekend from Burbank, California, to Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport ...