A documentary film based on a book and a one-woman show about Jacqueline Cochran goes beyond the searchable information into the backstory of this self-made, highly accomplished and complicated aviator. [Credit: Museum of Flight]
Key Takeaways:
Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran was a pioneering and highly accomplished aviator, a contemporary of Amelia Earhart, who set numerous records and founded the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), yet remains largely unremembered.
A new documentary, *The Flight of Jackie Cochran*, seeks to illuminate her extensive career and complex personality, portraying her as a self-made, determined, and often ruthless trailblazer.
The film delves into Cochran's complicated life, from reinventing her identity after a difficult childhood to achieving significant success in both aviation and business.
Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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