Wiley Post and the one-eyed Oklahoma oilfield roughneck who flew around the world and invented the pressure suit
Wiley Post lost an eye in an oil field accident, then flew around the world twice and invented the pressure suit.
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Wiley Post and the one-eyed Oklahoma barnstormer who flew around the world and invented the pressure suit
Wiley Post lost an eye in an oil field accident, then set two around-the-world records and invented the pressure suit.
TaildraggerWiley Post and the one-eyed Oklahoma farm boy who flew around the world twice and found the jet stream
Wiley Post lost an eye in an oil field, flew around the world twice, and discovered the jet stream that every airline uses today.
TaildraggerThe Pan Am Pacific Clipper and the flying boat that flew home the wrong way around the world after Pearl Harbor
After Pearl Harbor closed the Pacific, Pan Am captain Robert Ford flew the Boeing 314 Pacific Clipper home the wrong way — westward around the entire world.
TaildraggerWiley Post and the one-eyed pilot who flew around the world alone
Wiley Post lost an eye in an oil field accident, then flew solo around the world and invented the first practical pressure suit.
TaildraggerWiley Post and the one-eyed Oklahoma farm boy who flew around the world twice and discovered the jet stream
Wiley Post lost an eye in an oilfield accident, bought his first airplane with the insurance money, and changed aviation forever.
TaildraggerBurt Rutan and the Voyager non-stop around the world flight
In 1986, Burt Rutan's homebuilt Voyager completed the first nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world in nine days.
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