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Steve Fossett

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Topic: Steve Fossett

Posted By: olly_love
Subject: Steve Fossett
Date Posted: 04 Sep 07 at 11:07pm

just seen this on the sailing anarchy site

Searchers are looking for world famous ocean racing and aviation record holder Steve Fossett, who was reported missing Monday night.

Fossett, 63, was last seen taking off from the Hilton Ranch south of Smith Valley, Nevada in a single engine Citabria Super Decathlon heading south.
Civil Air Patrol Nevada Wing Mission Public Information Officer Maj. Cynthia S. Ryan said three crews are in the air looking for Fossett’s blue and white aircraft and that more are on the way. “We will be launching more shortly,” she said.

The search area covers hundreds of square miles of rugged terrain. The Civil Air Patrol has called area airports looking for Fossett.
Fossett made the first solo nonstop, non-refueled circumnavigation of the world in 67 hours in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. In 2002 he was the first person to solo around the world in a balloon. He holds several world soaring records as well.

He was in Sparks in August preparing a jet racer to break the land speed record at Bonneville Flats.

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Posted By: headfry
Date Posted: 05 Sep 07 at 9:14am

Sad, Sad Sad
but I desperately hope this has a happy ending!

Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 05 Sep 07 at 1:26pm

which ocean racing records does/did he hold? hope they find him well enough to walk away.

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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318

Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 10 Sep 07 at 9:18pm

Now you can help look for him online with Google Earth and Amazon's Mechanical Turk.
http://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=9TSZK4G35XEZJZG21T60&kw=Flash - http://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=9TSZK4G35XEZJZG21 T60&kw=Flash

John W.

Posted By: Laser 173312
Date Posted: 03 Oct 08 at 8:41am

I see they have finally found him. He'd travelled much futher than expected.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7649799.stm - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7649799.stm

Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 03 Oct 08 at 10:44am

Originally posted by Laser 173312

I see they have finally found him. He'd travelled much futher than expected.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7649799.stm - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7649799.stm

Not found him, but his wrecked plane. They also found remains but yet to be identified.

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