Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Pilot the First Aircraft to Fly Around the World Nonstop
Overview
In December 1986 two pilots, Dick Rutan (1939-) and Jeana Yeager (1952-), landed an odd-looking aircraft c...
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Dick Rutan
1939-
American Pilot
While many Americans devote their lives to breaking existing records in their chosen fields, an elite circle goes about setting those remarkable firsts in unusual arena...
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Dick Rutan
Born 1939, Loma Linda, California
Jeana Yeager
Born 1952, Fort Worth, Texas
A fortunate coincidence brought Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan to the same air show in California in 1980. They ...
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Dick Rutan (born 1938) achieved one of the last aviation "firsts." A seasoned aviator trained in the United States Air Force, Rutan and co-pilot Jeana Yeager were the first flyers to pilot an airplane...
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Feb 4 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
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the German republic. He helped set up the...
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Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Pilot the First Aircraft to Fly Around the World Nonstop
Dick Rutan
Dick Rutan
Reuters historical calendar - February 11
