Wiley Post
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Wiley Hardeman Post was an American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first
Post in 1931
Winnie Mae, Wiley Post's Lockheed Vega on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Wiley Post with Harold Gatty in Germany, 1931
Post in his third pressure suit
Winnie Mae
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The Winnie Mae is a modified Lockheed 5C Vega flown by Wiley Post during the 1930 National Air Races, winning first place with a time of 9 hours, 9 minutes, and 4 seconds, as well as setting records f
Wiley Post
…killed when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska. Post's modified Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae, was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center from 2003 to 2011. It is now displayed in the "Time and Navigation…
Winnie Mae at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Winnie Mae after crash landing near Flat, Alaska, July 20th, 1933
Wiley Post's pressure suit