AURIOL
(Jacqueline, 1917-2000, French Aviator who set several World Speed Records)
Fine Black and White photo signed and inscribed in French
“with all my wishes”, the image shows her climbing out of her Mirage III C plane, 7” x 5”, no plate, no date together with an autograph letter in French from an assistant sending the photo, 1 side 4to., 2 Quai de Gesvres, Paris, 12th December
She took up flying in 1946, got her pilot's license in 1948 and became an accomplished stunt flier and test pilot. Auriol was severely injured in a crash of a SCAN 30 in which she was a passenger in 1949—many of the bones in her face were broken—and spent nearly three years in hospitals undergoing 33 reconstructive operations.[1] To occupy her mind she studied algebra, trigonometry, aerodynamics, and other subjects necessary to obtain advanced pilot certification. She earned a military pilot license in 1950 then qualified as one of the first female test pilots. She was among the first women to break the sound barrier and set five world speed records in the 1950s and 1960s.
On 22nd June 1962 flying a Dassault Mirage IIIC, Auriol achieved an FAI-ratified average speed of 1,850.2 km/h (1,149.7 mph) over the 100-km (62.1-mile) closed circuit at Istres, to reclaim the women's world air speed record in that category from Jacqueline Cochran.
Transcription
Paris, le 12 décembre 1986 2, quai de Gèsvres, Paris IV
Monsieur, Je vous envoie, avec un grand retard, pour lequel je vous prie de m'excuser, la photo dédicacée de Madame Jacqueline Auriol ainsi que son curriculum vitae. Avec mes salutations distinguées.
Translation
Paris, Decembre, the 12th of 1986 2, quai de Gèsvres, Paris IV
Sir, Please find enclosed, after a long delay for which I apologize, a signed photo of Madame Jacqueline Auriol as well as her curriculum vitae.
Item Date:
1986
Stock No:
41933
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