Boom Technologies recently asked readers if they could name the first woman to pilot an airplane faster than the speed of sound, or the first woman to win a national air race.
NAHF and Boom Technologies Spotlight Six Record-Breaking Women
![Jackie Cochran earned her pilot certificate in just three weeks. [Credit: WASP/National Aviation Hall of Fame]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jackie-cochran-1.jpg)
Key Takeaways:
- Boom Technologies and the National Aviation Hall of Fame highlighted six pioneering women – Bessie Coleman, Harriet Quimby, Louise Thaden, Jackie Cochran, Patty Wagstaff, and Joan Sullivan Garrett – who broke significant barriers in aviation.
- These aviators achieved numerous "firsts," including the first African-American licensed pilot, the first American woman to earn a pilot's license, multiple national air race victories, and the first woman to break the sound barrier.
- Their diverse contributions profoundly shaped aviation history, ranging from record-setting flights and aerobatics to advocating for desegregation, leading wartime pilot programs, and revolutionizing in-flight medical emergency response and safety standards.
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