Wiley Post

YAGODA: The year was 1935 and he was with a man name Wiley Post, who you might find a photo of in there as well, who was one of the most famous aviators of the day, next to Lindbergh probably the most famous.

Will Rogers: A Biography 1994

For more, check out this short documentary on Will Rogers and Wiley Post.

Another Alaskan plane crash victim: Entertainer Will Rogers 2010

On Aug. 15, 1935, perhaps the most famous man in America at the time, entertainer-humorist-writer Will Rogers, died in a crash near Point Barrow along with one of the most famous pilots of the day, Wiley Post.

Another Alaskan plane crash victim: Entertainer Will Rogers 2010

Aviator Wiley Post was the pilot in a 1935 Alaska plane crash that killed actor Will Rogers.

Corrections 2010

Barrow, Alaska -- The territory where Rogers and aviator Wiley Post crashed a small plane on August 15, 1935.

Caroline M. Roman: Will Rogers Clicquot Polo Match Fundraiser This Sunday! 2010

(Rogers would die in 1935 in the crash of a small airplane while flying in Alaska with his friend, adventurer Wiley Post.)

Even Coach Was Nice 2009

July 22, 1933: One-eyed pilot Wiley Post lands his single-engine plane, the Winnie Mae, in Brooklyn and becomes the first person to fly solo around the world.

So, How Was Your Week? 2008

July 22, 1933: One-eyed pilot Wiley Post lands his single-engine plane, the Winnie Mae, in Brooklyn and becomes the first person to fly solo around the world.

July 2008 2008

July 22, 1933: One-eyed pilot Wiley Post lands his single-engine plane, theWinnie Mae, in Brooklyn and becomes the first person to fly solo around the world.

July 2007 2007

July 22, 1933: One-eyed pilot Wiley Post lands his single-engine plane, theWinnie Mae, in Brooklyn and becomes the first person to fly solo around the world.

So, How Was Your Week? 2007