The Icarus Awards are presented once a year by the Association of Professional Aeronautical and Space Journalists. Jacqueline AURIOL receives her prize for her speed record on Mirage III - Georges RICARD congratulated receives the Bréguet 251 award.
Jacqueline AURIOL (Mrs Paul Auriol, daughter-in-law of the President of the Republic Vincent Auriol) makes her debut as an acrobatic driver at a meeting in Auxerre.
Jacqueline Auriol graduated as the "fastest woman in the world" at the Aero-Club de France trade fairs for breaking her women’s speed record in May 1951.
Aviator Jacqueline AURIOL answers a journalist’s questions from the cockpit of her Mystère IV aircraft. She talks about her job as a test pilot at the Brétigny-sur-Orge flight test centre. She confides her preference for fast-moving planes.