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 around the world non-stop without refueling. The...

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 met, became friends, and soon began to work together....

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 arenas. One of these history-making events bears the names Dick...

In December 1986 two pilots, Dick Rutan (1939-) and Jeana Yeager (1952-), landed an odd-looking aircraft called Voyager in the California desert after making the first nonstop flight around the world without refueling. The Voyager pilots spent 9 days,...

Richard Glenn “Dick” Rutan (born July 1, 1938) is an aviator who piloted the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop with the assistance of Jeana Yeager. He was born in Loma Linda, California, where he gained an interest in flight at a young age....

Orange County's largest law firm is the latest to tap into the region's growing medical device and pharmaceutical industry. Costa Mesa-based Rutan & Tucker LLP, which has 128 attorneys in the county, said it formed a life sciences practice that will include nine...

June 2, 2005 Betty V. Rutan, 69, of 5873 Creek Rd., died Thursday morning, June 2, 2005, in the Oneida Extended Care Facility. She was born April 17, 1936, in Oneida, the daughter of Ransom and Avaline Cheseboro Rood. She was married...

Today is Thursday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2006. There are 17 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 14, 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount Vernon home at age 67.On this date:In 1819,...

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