"Jackie" Cochran's World Records

Jacqueline Cochran to set two women's world's speed records with the TF-104G:

In the spring of 1963 Cochran brought a distinctive red-white-and-blue Starfighter to Edwards Air Force Base.
Colonel Chuck Yeager was running the Aerospace Research Pilot School (ARPS) at the time, and thus was available to assist his old friend in her quest.

April 12, 1963, she averaged 1.273,10 mph (2 048.88 km/h) over a 15-25 km straight line course, she reached Mach 1.94 and beat her own record for the distance.

May 1, 1963 she flew at an average speed of 1.203,686 mph (1.937.14 km/h), over a 100-km Closed Circuit course, taking the women's record away from the French aviatrix Jacqueline Auriol.

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