Wiley Post

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Wiley Post

• Born in Grand Plain, Texas in 1899
• Moved to Oklahoma when he was 5.
• Saw plane at a fair and decided to become a
  pilot.

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Wiley Post and the Winnie Mae

• Injured in accident. Lost eye.
• Bought a plane
• Learned how to fly
• Set around-the-world record twice

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Pressurized Suit

• Thought that flying above the clouds would be
  faster
• Created a pressurized suit so pilots could
  breathe

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Wiley Post and Will Rogers

• Writer Will Rogers asked Wiley to fly him to
  Alaska
• Plane crashed and both were killed

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Oklahoma Murals
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Painted by Dr. Bob Palmer
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