Auriol, Jacqueline
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| Birthname | Jacqueline Douet | ||
| born on | 5 November 1917 at 20:00 (= 8:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Challans, France, 46n51, 1w53 | ||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   12°50'   03°11 Asc. 08°56'
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Biography
French record-setting aviator, she set her fifth world speed record on June 22, 1962 at Istres, France.
The daughter of a wealthy shipbuilder, she married Paul Auriol in 1938. Her father-in-law would become President of France after WWII. In 1947, she began flying lessons. Despite being a passenger on a seaplane plane that crashed in July 1949 and despite undergoing 22 operations to repair her injuries, she continued flying and obtained her license to fly helicopters. In 1950 she earned her military license and a year later became the first woman test pilot. On May 11, 1951 she set her first speed record. On August 3, 1953, she became the first woman to break the sound barrier. In 1968 she published her memoir, "Vivre et Voler," translated into the English, "I Live to Fly," in 1970. With many awards, medals and records to her name, she died February 12, 2000 at her Paris home.
Relationships
- has other family relationship with Auriol, Michelle (born 5 March 1896). Notes: In-law
- has other family relationship with Auriol, Vincent (born 27 August 1884). Notes: In-law
Events
- Work : Prize 11 May 1951 (Set a record for speed)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1968 (Memoir)
- Death, Cause unspecified 12 February 2000 (Age 82)
- Relationship : Marriage 1938
Source Notes
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Categories
- Vocation : Travel : Aviation field (Aviator)
- Notable : Famous : First in Field (First woman to break sound barrier)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two)
