Mrs. Carol (nee Johnson) Arbogast, 44, of 1539 Bayshore Drive, Cocoa Beach, died on Wednesday, November 16, 1977, at Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital, Rockledge, Florida.
As a little girl in Elmira, New York, Carol grew up in an atomosphere of wings. Elmira was known as a glider center. She was determined to fly as far, as fast and as soon as she could. She learned to fly at 15, but was too young to qualify for a license.
She was the women's editor of WSYR radio in Syracuse, New York, in the early sixties. Having a nose for news and affinity for flying, Carol soon became acquainted with the Air Force personnel at Hancock Field. Local citizens thought that a sonic boom was an enemy bombing, and through her radio show, Carol helped to educate the community about the sound barrier-breaking Air Force planes. Her friends at Hancock Field reciprocated by helping Carol to realize her dream — flying in a TF-102 plane at Mach One. However, it took a year to accomplish this.
At the time, there were quite a few woman who had flown Mach One, and Carol was mighty proud of her Machbuster pin which was added to a charm bracelet. But as soon as she climbed out of the jet that took her on a Mach One flight, she asked, "when can I fly Mach 2?" After months of briefings, testing and training, Carol's dream came true. In November 1961, Carol flew to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, at the invitation of the 26th Division of Hancock Field to attend the World Wide Weapons Meet.
Traveling twice the speed of sound at an altitude of 45,000 feet, Carol made her Mach 2 flight in a F-106 Delta Dart. At the time, an article in the December 6, 1961, issue of "General Dynamics News" (the company responsible for the F-106) stated, "So far as is known, no other woman has made a Mach 2 flight."
Mrs. Arbogast was a member of St. David's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Cocoa Beach, the Surfside Garden Club, and former director of the Altar Guide for the Church.
Survivors include her husband, retired Air Force Col. Thomas J. Arbogast, Cocoa Beach; a daughter, Karen B. Arbogast, Cocoa Beach, and her mother, Mrs. Alice P. Johnson, Elmira, New York.
Obituary: Florida Today, 26 May 1970
As a little girl in Elmira, New York, Carol grew up in an atomosphere of wings. Elmira was known as a glider center. She was determined to fly as far, as fast and as soon as she could. She learned to fly at 15, but was too young to qualify for a license.
She was the women's editor of WSYR radio in Syracuse, New York, in the early sixties. Having a nose for news and affinity for flying, Carol soon became acquainted with the Air Force personnel at Hancock Field. Local citizens thought that a sonic boom was an enemy bombing, and through her radio show, Carol helped to educate the community about the sound barrier-breaking Air Force planes. Her friends at Hancock Field reciprocated by helping Carol to realize her dream — flying in a TF-102 plane at Mach One. However, it took a year to accomplish this.
At the time, there were quite a few woman who had flown Mach One, and Carol was mighty proud of her Machbuster pin which was added to a charm bracelet. But as soon as she climbed out of the jet that took her on a Mach One flight, she asked, "when can I fly Mach 2?" After months of briefings, testing and training, Carol's dream came true. In November 1961, Carol flew to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, at the invitation of the 26th Division of Hancock Field to attend the World Wide Weapons Meet.
Traveling twice the speed of sound at an altitude of 45,000 feet, Carol made her Mach 2 flight in a F-106 Delta Dart. At the time, an article in the December 6, 1961, issue of "General Dynamics News" (the company responsible for the F-106) stated, "So far as is known, no other woman has made a Mach 2 flight."
Mrs. Arbogast was a member of St. David's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Cocoa Beach, the Surfside Garden Club, and former director of the Altar Guide for the Church.
Survivors include her husband, retired Air Force Col. Thomas J. Arbogast, Cocoa Beach; a daughter, Karen B. Arbogast, Cocoa Beach, and her mother, Mrs. Alice P. Johnson, Elmira, New York.
Obituary: Florida Today, 26 May 1970
Mrs. Carol (nee Johnson) Arbogast, 44, of 1539 Bayshore Drive, Cocoa Beach, died on Wednesday, November 16, 1977, at Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital, Rockledge, Florida.
As a little girl in Elmira, New York, Carol grew up in an atomosphere of wings. Elmira was known as a glider center. She was determined to fly as far, as fast and as soon as she could. She learned to fly at 15, but was too young to qualify for a license.
She was the women's editor of WSYR radio in Syracuse, New York, in the early sixties. Having a nose for news and affinity for flying, Carol soon became acquainted with the Air Force personnel at Hancock Field. Local citizens thought that a sonic boom was an enemy bombing, and through her radio show, Carol helped to educate the community about the sound barrier-breaking Air Force planes. Her friends at Hancock Field reciprocated by helping Carol to realize her dream — flying in a TF-102 plane at Mach One. However, it took a year to accomplish this.
At the time, there were quite a few woman who had flown Mach One, and Carol was mighty proud of her Machbuster pin which was added to a charm bracelet. But as soon as she climbed out of the jet that took her on a Mach One flight, she asked, "when can I fly Mach 2?" After months of briefings, testing and training, Carol's dream came true. In November 1961, Carol flew to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, at the invitation of the 26th Division of Hancock Field to attend the World Wide Weapons Meet.
Traveling twice the speed of sound at an altitude of 45,000 feet, Carol made her Mach 2 flight in a F-106 Delta Dart. At the time, an article in the December 6, 1961, issue of "General Dynamics News" (the company responsible for the F-106) stated, "So far as is known, no other woman has made a Mach 2 flight."
Mrs. Arbogast was a member of St. David's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Cocoa Beach, the Surfside Garden Club, and former director of the Altar Guide for the Church.
Survivors include her husband, retired Air Force Col. Thomas J. Arbogast, Cocoa Beach; a daughter, Karen B. Arbogast, Cocoa Beach, and her mother, Mrs. Alice P. Johnson, Elmira, New York.
Obituary: Florida Today, 26 May 1970
As a little girl in Elmira, New York, Carol grew up in an atomosphere of wings. Elmira was known as a glider center. She was determined to fly as far, as fast and as soon as she could. She learned to fly at 15, but was too young to qualify for a license.
She was the women's editor of WSYR radio in Syracuse, New York, in the early sixties. Having a nose for news and affinity for flying, Carol soon became acquainted with the Air Force personnel at Hancock Field. Local citizens thought that a sonic boom was an enemy bombing, and through her radio show, Carol helped to educate the community about the sound barrier-breaking Air Force planes. Her friends at Hancock Field reciprocated by helping Carol to realize her dream — flying in a TF-102 plane at Mach One. However, it took a year to accomplish this.
At the time, there were quite a few woman who had flown Mach One, and Carol was mighty proud of her Machbuster pin which was added to a charm bracelet. But as soon as she climbed out of the jet that took her on a Mach One flight, she asked, "when can I fly Mach 2?" After months of briefings, testing and training, Carol's dream came true. In November 1961, Carol flew to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, at the invitation of the 26th Division of Hancock Field to attend the World Wide Weapons Meet.
Traveling twice the speed of sound at an altitude of 45,000 feet, Carol made her Mach 2 flight in a F-106 Delta Dart. At the time, an article in the December 6, 1961, issue of "General Dynamics News" (the company responsible for the F-106) stated, "So far as is known, no other woman has made a Mach 2 flight."
Mrs. Arbogast was a member of St. David's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Cocoa Beach, the Surfside Garden Club, and former director of the Altar Guide for the Church.
Survivors include her husband, retired Air Force Col. Thomas J. Arbogast, Cocoa Beach; a daughter, Karen B. Arbogast, Cocoa Beach, and her mother, Mrs. Alice P. Johnson, Elmira, New York.
Obituary: Florida Today, 26 May 1970
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