Wiley Post (1898–1935)
Author of Around the World in Eight Days
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- Canonical name
- Post, Wiley
- Legal name
- Post, Wiley Hardeman
- Birthdate
- 1898-11-22
- Date of death
- 1935-08-15
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- pilot
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Texas, USA
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Back in print for the first time in more than 50 years, this is the classic account of American aviator Wiley Post and Australian navigator Harold Gatty's 1931 eight-day flight around the world. 8-page black-and-white photo insert. Post twice set the record for flying around the world in Winnie Mae, a Lockheed Vega 5-C:
June, 1931 - 8 days, 16 hours - with navigator Harold Gatty
July, 1933 - 7 days, 19 hours - solo
Also a scientific innovator, Post developed a pressure suit that permitted him show more to fly the Winnie Mae into the stratosphere. http://acepilots.com/post.html show less
June, 1931 - 8 days, 16 hours - with navigator Harold Gatty
July, 1933 - 7 days, 19 hours - solo
Also a scientific innovator, Post developed a pressure suit that permitted him show more to fly the Winnie Mae into the stratosphere. http://acepilots.com/post.html show less
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