Jacqueline Cochran wore this gear while achieving two new world speed records for women, flying a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter in June 1964.
This object is on display in Nation of Speed at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
United States of America
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
Jacqueline Cochran
Land Manufacturing Inc.
Gray cotton w/zip-up front;similar to USAF type k2b suit.
Clothing: 140.3 x 61 x 3.8cm (55 1/4 x 24 x 1 1/2 in.)
Cotton, brass
A19810676000
Bequest of the Estate of Jacqueline Cochran
National Air and Space Museum
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