Death Clouds Over Rogers as Claremore Mourns
Nation grieves as humorist Rogers dies. Claremore Oklahoma reports crowds in streets and a town suspends business after word of his death. Winnie Mae plane, once flown by Post, sits in hangar as the world mourns the famed aviator and writer.
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Hoover Calls Deaths of Past and Post Great Shock
Former President Herbert Hoover called the deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post a terrible shock. He said he had long known both Americans and admired their accomplishments, noting their pioneer spirit and deep personal loss at their passing.
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Stratosphere Explorer Wiley Post Dies in Aviation Dream
In Los Angeles on August 16 Wiley Post perished after four failed attempts to cross country in the stratosphere. The famed aviator believed aviation's future lay in high altitude flight despite the fatal outcome.
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Aviator Aims for Record Transcontinental Flight
World famous pilot departs from Union Air Terminus at Burbank in his Winnie Mae seeking to cross the continent in under nine hours, at high altitude, in a bold aviation milestone.
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