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Jacqueline Cochran (2nd from left) and famous women flyers talk shop at her NYC apartment. L-R: Jean Howard, of Washington, D.C., a Major in the Civilian Air Patrol; Edibe Subasu, who teaches Turkish Air Cadets how to parachute; and Ruth Nichols. Miss Cochrane gave a dinner to mark the windup of the visit of 180 foreign aviation cadets from 20 countries. The Turkish aviatrix, Edibe Subasu, headed the contingent from her country. Aug. 11, 1954. - (CSU_2015_5_38) (KEYSTONE/Everett Collection/)