Jackie Cochran Is The First And Only Woman In The World To Win The Bendix. This Portrait, One Of The Earliest Done On Metal, Shows Her As She Stepped Out Of The Cockpit, The Winner. Jackie, A Lt. Colonel In The USAF Reserve And Holder Of The Dsm, Always Wore A Talisman Of A Yellow Rosebud And A Scarf Give Her By Amelia Earhart For Good Luck. This Airplane Was A Prototype Of The P-43, Which Was The Forerunner To The World War II Famous P-47 Thunderbolt.
