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Wiley Post was an American aviator and inventor who was known for making several pioneering flights in the 1930s, including the first solo flight around the world in 1933.


          



He was born on November 22, 1898, in Grand Saline, Texas, and grew up in a small farming community in Oklahoma. Post developed an interest in aviation at an early age, and he began flying in the 1920s. In 1930, he set a record for flying around the world in just under eight days, and he made several other long-distance flights in the following years, including a solo flight across the Arctic and a flight from Los Angeles to New York in just over seven hours.



                        




Post was also an inventor and held several patents, including one for a high-altitude pressure suit that he developed to help him fly at high altitudes. Wiley Post died in a plane crash on August 15, 1935 while flying in his aircraft, the Winnie Mae, in Point Barrow, Alaska. He was attempting to make a solo flight around the world and had made several stops along the way. During his final leg of the journey, his plane crashed due to a malfunction in the autopilot system. Post was killed instantly in the crash, along with his passenger, Will Rogers. Wiley was aged just 36.



                                                                    




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