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About Richard Wiese Sr.
- Richard Wiese (born September 25, 1929) 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 New York Times (January 30, 1983) referred to him as the "Lone Eagle of the Pacific".The flight time for the 7,730 mile flight was 42½ hours over 6 days.
- (August 6, 1959 - Special to The New York Times.
- - Article) Wiese was 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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