Death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post
On August 17, 1935, Eddie Rickenbacker, an airline executive and former World War I flying ace, comments on the loss of American humorist Will Rogers and famous aviator Wiley Post. The two men were killed in an airplane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska.
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Death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post
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On August 17, 1935, Eddie Rickenbacker, an airline executive and former World War I flying ace, comments on the loss of American humorist Will Rogers and famous aviator Wiley Post. The two men were killed in an airplane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska.
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