Friday, July 08, 2005


The Winnie Mae of Oklahoma. The accompaning text says: "Flying this specially modified Lockheed 5C Vega, famed aviator Wiley Post set many records and pioneered several aviation technologies. In 1931 Post and navigator Harold Gatty flew it around the world in eight days, and in 1933 Post became the first to fly around the world solo, taking only seven days. In 1935, while wearing the world's first pressure suit, which he helped design, Post flew the Vega into the stratosphere, reaching 547 km (340 miles) per hour while cruising in the jet stream..." Posted by Picasa

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