Jul 15 1933

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July 15-22: Lockheed Vega, Winnie Mae, piloted in first round-the-world solo flight by Wiley Post, 15,590 miles in 7 days 18 hours 49½ minutes. Airplane contained new type of radiocompass developed by Wright Field engineers.