Belonged to the first female group, which was
not accepted from the
NASA; was during World War II pilot and belonged to
the Ninty-Niners; hobbies: swimming, tennis, golf, horseback riding, softball.
Later 30 years of missionary work in South America, performing humanitarian
flying, i.e., transporting supplies to indigenous tribes, and surveying new air
routes to remote areas. Cobb has been honored by the Brazilian, Colombian,
Ecuadorian, French, and Peruvian governments. In 1981 she was nominated for the
Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work.