Wiley Post was the first person to fly around the world alone. He completed the solo flight in 1933, flying a total of 15,596 miles in just over 7 days.
The first person to fly solo around the world was Charles Lindbergh, who completed the journey in 1927. He flew from New York to Paris in a record time of 33.5 hours on his historic transatlantic flight. However, it was later that Wiley Post became the first to fly solo around the world, completing the trip in 1933 in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes.
They Flew Alone was created in 1942.
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Wiley Post flew solo around the world in 1933.
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Wiley Post Flew solo around the world for the second time in 1933
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The great Wiley Post flew solo around the world in 7 days and 18 hours in 1933.
The great Wiley Post flew solo around the world in 7 days and 18 hours in 1933.
They Flew Alone - 1942 is rated/received certificates of: Sweden:15 UK:U
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A British aviatrix, Sheila Scott, flew around the world solo in her Piper Comanche in 1971 when she was 49. In this flight she also became the first person to fly the North Pole in a light aircraft. In her career Scott made over 100 aviation records, 90 of them in her single engined Comanche.