Jean Hixson (September 30, 1922 – September 21, 1984) was an American aviator, a Women Airforce Service Pilot and part of the Mercury 13. She was also the second woman to exceed Mach One.

Assigned to Wright Field, she became the first female test pilot during World War II. One highlight of her career came in October 14, 1944, when she became the first woman to fly the Bell YP-59A, America’s first jet powered fighter. Jean Hixson was born in Hoopeston, Illinois.

Sep 11, 2013 · Akron school teacher Jean Hixson could have been America’s first person in space if NASA had just listened to reason. Instead, fellow Ohioan John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth in 1962. Hixson — or some other woman of the so-called “Mercury 13” — should have gotten the nod.

Mar 14, 2011 · When she broke the sound barrier in 1957 in an Air Force jet, her students were awestruck and she became known as the "supersonic schoolmarm. Hixson was teaching at Erie Island at the time she...

Jean F. Hixson never realized her dream of becoming the country's first female astronaut. But the woman known as Akron's flying schoolteacher a nickname this very private person eschewed paved the way for others and, in her own right, accomplished many things ahead of her time.

American pilot, one of the Mercury 13 female astronauts proposed in 1961, but never entered training. Status: Deceased. Born: 1922. Died: 1984-01-01. Birth Place: Hoopeston, Illinois. Jean Hixson served as a pilot in World War II, serving as a WASP in the Army Air Force.

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Oct 16, 2024 · At its Oct. 7 meeting, the Akron Board of Education unanimously approved to accept a unique donation from a former student. The board said yes to the placement of a rocketship memorial and two bronze statues depicting Judith Resnik and Jean Hixson to be installed at Resnik Community Learning Center.

Jean Hixson (September 30, 1922 – September 21, 1984) was an American aviator, a Women Airforce Service Pilot and part of the Mercury 13. She was also the second woman to exceed Mach One.

Black and white side profile of Jean Hixson, wearing a white blouse patterned with Grecian urns. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph Lovelace.