Jerrie Cobb, solo pilot / by Jerrie Cobb.
Material type: TextPublication details: Sun City Center, Fla. : J. Cobb Foundation, c1997.Edition: 1st edDescription: 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:- 0965992403
- Solo pilot
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books (30-Day Checkout) | Nash Library General Stacks | TL540.C63A3 1997 | 1 | Available | 33710000992078 |
"Learns to fly a bi-wing plane at age 12; Ferries bombers, fighters, worldwide; Elected woman of the year in aviation; works as a test pilot; sets 4 world records; receives Amelia Earhart Memorial Award; First woman to pass NASA astronaut tests; Appointed a consultant to NASA and FAA; Testifies in Congress on women in space; Received Amelia Earhart Medal of Achievement; Awarded the Pilot of the Year trophy; Inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame; Jungle pilot in South America's Amazon; Honored by France, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador; Awarded Harmon Trophy for world's best woman pilot; Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Includes index.
Gift of Howard Meredith family
Attended Oklahoma College for Women (OCW)