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Jerrie
Jerrie is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jerrie Cobb (1931–2019), American aviator * Jerrie Mock Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock (November 22, 1925 – September 30, 2014) was an American pilot and the first woman to aviation, fly solo Circumnavigation, around the world. She flew a single engine Cessna 180 (registered N1538C) christened the ... (1925–2014), American aviator {{given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerrie Mock
Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock (November 22, 1925 – September 30, 2014) was an American pilot and the first woman to aviation, fly solo Circumnavigation, around the world. She flew a single engine Cessna 180 (registered N1538C) christened the ''Spirit of Columbus'' and nicknamed "Charlie." The trip began March 19, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, and ended April 17, 1964, in Columbus. It took 29 days, 11 hours and 59 minutes, with 21 stopovers and almost .Mock, Jerrie (1970) ''Three-Eight Charlie''. Philadelphia, Lippincott. The flight was part of a "race" that developed between Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith who had flown from a field near San Francisco, CA on March 17, 1964; Smith's departure date and flight path was the same as the aviator Amelia Earhart's last flight. Although they were not in direct competition with each other, media coverage soon began tracking the progress of each pilot, fascinated with who would complete the journey first. Mock was the first to finish. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerrie Cobb
Geraldyn M. Cobb (March 5, 1931 – March 18, 2019), commonly known as Jerrie Cobb, was an American pilot and aviator. She was also part of the Mercury 13, a group of women who underwent physiological screening tests at the same time as the original Mercury Seven astronauts, and was the first to complete each of the tests. Cobb set three aviation records in her 20s: the 1959 world record for non-stop long-distance flight, the 1959 world light-plane speed record, and a 1960 world altitude record for lightweight aircraft of . In 1960, ''Life Magazine'' named her as one of nine women of the "100 most important young people in the United States".Internet Encyclopedia of Science, Aviation Pioneers Accessed March 12, 2010John Sheple [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
