Richard Wiese Sr
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Richard Wiese entered the record books on August 14, 1959 when he became the first pilot to solo an airplane across the Pacific Ocean
. The route was from San Francisco, California
to Brisbane, Australia. The New York Times
(January 30, 1983) referred to him as the "Lone Eagle of the Pacific".
The flight time for the 7,730 mile flight was 42½ hours over 6 days.(August 6, 1959 - Special to The New York Times. - Article)
Wiese a pilot for Pan American Airlines
at the time. He used an alias during his flight as not to draw attention to his feat.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. The route was from San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
to Brisbane, Australia. The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
(January 30, 1983) referred to him as the "Lone Eagle of the Pacific".
The flight time for the 7,730 mile flight was 42½ hours over 6 days.(August 6, 1959 - Special to The New York Times. - Article)
Wiese a pilot for Pan American Airlines
Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991...
at the time. He used an alias during his flight as not to draw attention to his feat.