Aile contre Aile (Supersonic Women)
- 8 years ago
Fabrice Hourlier | France | 2015 | 52’
In the 1950s and 60s, two women joined the competition reserved to men.
Two women with a name in common: Jacqueline. They shared one passion: aviation, one goal: to become the world's fastest woman. The American Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier, but her record was soon snatched by Jacqueline Auriol, the daughter-in-law of the French president, who became the first European woman to break the sound barrier. Their extraordinary supersonic duel lasted 15 years, and culminated in both Jacqueline’s writing their names in aviation history.
In the 1950s and 60s, two women joined the competition reserved to men.
Two women with a name in common: Jacqueline. They shared one passion: aviation, one goal: to become the world's fastest woman. The American Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier, but her record was soon snatched by Jacqueline Auriol, the daughter-in-law of the French president, who became the first European woman to break the sound barrier. Their extraordinary supersonic duel lasted 15 years, and culminated in both Jacqueline’s writing their names in aviation history.