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20th-century American aviator

For the airport, see Wiley Post Airport.

Not to be confused with Wally Post.

Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) 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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Wiley Post was born in Texas, but Oklahomans claimed him as their own, often referring to him as the world's greatest pilot.

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Back in print for the first time in more than 50 years, this is the classic account of American aviator Wiley Post and Australian navigator Harold Gatty's eight-day flight around the world.

Wiley Post's rise to fame began in when he won an air race between Chicago and Los Angeles.

On August 15, 1935, he and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when his 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..

Early life

Post was born to parents who cultivated cotton on a farm near Grand Saline, Texas.

His father was William Francis and