Jerrie Mock

Who is Jerrie Mock?

Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock was the first woman to fly solo around the world. She would fly a single engine Cessna 180 christened the "Spirit of Columbus" and nicknamed "Charlie." The trip began March 19, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, and ended April 17, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, and took 29 days, 21 stopovers and almost 22,860 miles. She was subsequently awarded the Louis Blériot medal from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in 1965. In 1970 she published the story of her round-the-world flight in the book Three-Eight Charlie. While that book is now out of print, a 50th anniversary edition was later published including maps and weather charts and photos. Three-Eight Charlie is a reference to the call sign of the plane Mock used to fly around the world.

Mock now resides in Quincy, Florida.

She is a member of Phi Mu Fraternity and the mother of three children.