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Age88 years (at death)
BornMar 05, 1931
DeathMar 18, 2019
CountryUnited States
ProfessionAircraft pilot, autobiographer
ZodiacPisces ♓
Born inNorman
MotherHelena Butler Stone
Jerrie Cobb
Personal Facts, Age, Height and Biography of Jerrie Cobb
was an American pilot and aviator. She was 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 37,010 feet (11,280 m). In 1960, Life Magazine named her as one of nine women of the "100 most important young people in the United States".
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 37,010 feet (11,280 m). In 1960, Life Magazine named her as one of nine women of the "100 most important young people in the United States".
