Wiley Post
American aviator; first pilot to fly solo around the world (1898-1935) · United States · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 36
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 pressure suits and discovered the jet stream.
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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
A cover flown by Post on all four of his attempts to make the first high altitude non-stop transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to New York, February-June 1935
Post with Will Rogers, August 1935
The gravestone of Post
