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This tumblr is dedicated to Wiley Post: Legendary One-Eyed Pilot, Adventurer, and Space Suit Pioneer
The caption said this is Wiley Post before he lost his eye, but I actually think he’s wearing the glass eye he used when he wasn’t flying. (The pressure of the plane made it necessary to wear the eye patch.)
(Source: symonsez.wordpress.com)
On July 22, 1933 Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world, traveling 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.
In this staged photo for a New York City newspaper, Mae Post is shown at her husband Wiley’s side after his grueling solo flight around the globe.
