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Today in History: March 3, Millionaire makes first solo nonstop plane flight


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Steve Fossett, left, and Sir Richard Branson celebrate after Fossett landed the GlobalFlyer at the Salina Municipal Airport in Salina, Kan. Thursday, March 3, 2005. Fossett landed the craft 67 hours after taking off from Salina becoming the first to fly solo around the world without refueling. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to fly a plane around the world solo without stopping or refueling, landing in Salina, Kansas, where he took off 67 hours earlier.


Originally published at Associated Press

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