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Wiley Post's pressure suit, created for him by the B.F. Goodrich Company
Wiley Post: Setting Long-Distance Records in the Winnie Mae | 1:39 | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | 85.1K subscribers | 5,584 views | March 22, 2017

2 posted on 02/27/2024 10:34:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I think I saw that same character in a couple of grade B sci-fi flicks.


5 posted on 02/27/2024 10:46:32 PM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: SunkenCiv
I live in a modest town in Oklahoma (Bartlesville) - it was from this town that Post took off and set an altitude record with that monstrosity of a flight suit!

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2003/02/16/wiley-post-flew-to-aviation-fame/62057560007/

7 posted on 02/27/2024 11:45:16 PM PST by EnderWiggin1970
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