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Wiley Hardeman Post (* 22. November 1898 in Van Zandt County; † 15. August 1935 in Point Barrow) war ein US-amerikanischer Pilot, dem 1933 der erste Alleinflug um die Erde gelang. Nachdem er Mitte der 1920er bei einem Ölfeld-Unfall ein Auge verloren hatte, kaufte er sich von der Entschädigung sein erstes eigenes Flugzeug.
Wiley Hardeman Post was a famed American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. On August 15, 1935, Post and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when Post's aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow ...
26. Apr. 2011 · Wiley Post gently landed the "Winnie Mae" long after dark. He had flown around the world in seven days, eighteen hours and forty-nine minutes. He had flown around the world in seven days, eighteen ...
Flying this specially modified Lockheed 5C Vega, famed aviator Wiley Post set many records and pioneered several aviation technologies. In 1931 Post and navigator Harold Gatty flew it around the world in eight days, and in 1933 Post became the first to fly around the world solo, taking only seven days. In 1935, while wearing the world's first ...
16. Aug. 2013 · On August 15, 1935, in a plane crash near Point Barrow Alaska, famed aviator Wiley Post perished alongside his close friend, the renowned humorist and popular culture icon Will Rogers. With the exception of Charles Lindbergh, no American aviator of the time was as celebrated as Post, while Rogers was widely considered as the nation’s most gifted commentator on American society. Their loss ...
Wiley Post. Underwood and Underwood/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-87208) (1898–1935). One of the most colorful figures of the early years of American aviation, Wiley Post set many records, including the first solo flight around the world. Post was born on November 22, 1898, near Grand Saline, Texas.
22. Juli 2021 · Hoy, hace 88 años, el temerario piloto texano, Wiley Post logró lo que nadie había podido hasta entonces. A bordo de su Lockheed Vega le dio la vuelta al mundo en vuelo sólo y rompió su propio récord, el cual puso en el mismo avión solo dos años antes, por un día. Wiley Post nació un 22 de noviembre de 1898 en Corinth, Texas.
