Wiley Post
Acting
November 22, 1899
Died at age 35
August 15, 1935
Date of Death
Grand Saline - Texas - USA
2 Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935)
was a famed American aviator during the period known as the Golden Age of
Aviation, the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also 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 in the Territory of Alaska.
Post's 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 featured in the "Time and Navigation" gallery
on the second floor of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
