Richard Wiese Sr

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Born September 25, 1929, Richard Wiese entered the record books on August 14, 1959 when he became the first pilot to solo an airplane across the Pacific Ocean. The route was from San Francisco, California to Brisbane, Australia. The NY Times (January 30, 1983) referred to him as the "Lone Eagle of the Pacific".^[1]

Wiese a pilot for Pan American Airlines at the time. He used an alias during his flight as not to draw attention to his feat.

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1. ^ New York Times article abstract