Richard Wiese, Sr.

Who is Richard Wiese, Sr.?

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 New York Times 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.

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.