Wiley Post
Born: November 22, 1899
Died: August 15, 1935
in Grand Saline - Texas - USA
Died: August 15, 1935
in Grand Saline - Texas - USA
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.
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.
Movies for Wiley Post...
Title: Look to Lockheed for Leadership
Released: August 4, 1940
Type: Movie
Promotional film about Lockheed aircraft using test pilots and speed records to show how Lockheed was at the forefront of aviation technology during the 1930's and 1940's. Famous pilots including the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes are shown along with the latest aircraft designs such as the P-38 fighter.
Title: Air Hawks
Character: Himself
Released: May 7, 1935
Type: Movie
A small, independent air delivery service is menaced by a mad scientist with a death ray machine that blows up planes in mid-flight.
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