On August 15, 1935, famous aviator Wiley Post and popular humorist Will Rogers were flying together in a Lockheed hybrid airplane when they crashed just 15 miles outside of Point Barrow, Alaska. The engine had stalled just after take-off, causing the plane to nose-dive and crash into a lagoon.

How did Wiley Post lose his eye?

He lost his left eye in a rig accident in 1926 and used the injury settlement money to buy his first plane. Oilman Florence Hall hired Post as a pilot, and he went on to set flying records in the Winnie Mae, named after Hall's daughter.

Who died with Wiley Post in the plane crash?

POINT BARROW, Alaska, August 16, 1935. Wiley Post, famous round-the-world flier noted for his stratosphere flights, and Will Rogers, celebrated humorist, writer and film star, were instantly killed this morning when their plane crashed 15 miles south of Point Barrow.