Just two years later, Post upped the ante by becoming the first man in history to fly solo around the globe, completing the journey in a mere seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes.
Just two years later, Post upped the ante by becoming the first man in history to fly solo around the globe, completing the journey in a mere seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes. The one-eyed aviator later racked up even more aviation firsts by helping develop an early pressure suit and conducting test flights at high altitudes. His brilliant career came to an end in August 1935, when he and famed humorist Will Rogers set out on an aerial tour of Alaska. During a routine takeoff, their seaplane suffered engine failure and plunged into a lake, killing both men.