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Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft.
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Wiley Post
20th-century American aviator
Wiley Hardeman Post 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. On August 15, 1935, he and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Harold Gatty
Australian aviation record holder (1892–1973)
Harold Charles Gatty was an Australian navigator and aviation pioneer. Charles Lindbergh called Gatty the "Prince of Navigators." In 1931, Gatty served as navigator, along with pilot Wiley Post, on the flight which set the record for aerial circumnavigation of the world, flying…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lockheed Vega
Utility transport aircraft by Lockheed
The Lockheed Vega is an American five- to seven-seat high-wing monoplane airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation starting in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of record-breaking pilots who were attracted to its high speed and long range. Amelia Earhart became the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)