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I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and the stars.

Jacqueline Cochran

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Jacqueline Cochran
Age: 74 †
Born: 1906
Born: May 11
Died: 1980
Died: August 9
Aircraft Pilot
Aviator
Politician
Pensacola
Florida
Jacqueline Jackie Cochran
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Travel
Wind
Stars
Born
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Hovel
Aviation
Flight
Determined

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