Wiley Post and Harold Gatty Record Round-the-World Flight.

Item #35216

Envelope carried on the record round-the-world flight, SIGNED BY WILEY POST as pilot, and by HAROLD GATTY as navigator. Postmarked Mineola, N.Y., June 21, 1931; Berlin, June 24, Moscow, June 20; with return to Mineola July 1. Printed cornercard, "Round the world flight / of the "Winnie Mae." One of the great innovators in aviation, Post developed the first practical pressure suit. discovered the jet stream, and made record altitude and air mail flights. "He may have reached 50,000 feet and, on one Burbank to N.Y. attempt he attained a groundspeed of 340 M.P.H., which was called the most startling development since Lindbergh..." --The Airport Journal, July 1986. Their plane, Winnie Mae, is now in the Smithsonian, along with the Spirit of St. Louis. Howard Hughes described Post's journey as the most remarkable flight in history. All this with but one eye, little education, and liviing to only 35 years of age. Post was killed in the plane crash with Will Rogers in 1935. Provenance: Cohasco, Inc. auction July 12, 2017 bringing $465.

Price: $375.00