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Wiley Post (1898–1935)

Author of Around the World in Eight Days

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Around the World in Eight Days (1931) 33 copies, 1 review
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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
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
Occupations
pilot

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Around The World In Eight Days: the flight of the… by Wiley Post
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 to fly the Winnie Mae into the stratosphere. http://acepilots.com/post.html… (more)
 
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