March 2, 1942: Jackie Cochran led the way for female flyers during WWII
Feb. 21, 2007
On the morning of March 2, 1942 at Bolling Field, Lt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the Army Air Forces, cleared Jackie Cochran to travel to an England under siege by Axis forces. Her objective was to observe how female pilots were helping the Allied war effort, while also supporting the buildup