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Jeana Yeager
American aviator (b. 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeana Lee Yeager (born May 18, 1952) is an American aviator. She co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from December 14 to 23, 1986.[3] The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), almost doubling the old distance record set by a Boeing B-52 strategic bomber in 1962.
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Jeana Yeager | |
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![]() Yeager in 1986 in front of Voyager | |
Born | (1952-05-18) May 18, 1952 (age 72) |
Spouse(s) | Jon A. Farrar (1971–1976) William Z. Williams (1992–1994) Dale A. Rinehart (1994–1996)[2] |
Awards | Presidential Citizens Medal Harmon Trophy FAI De la Vaulx Medal Collier Trophy Edward Longstreth Medal |
Aviation career | |
Famous flights | The first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world with Dick Rutan |
Flight license | 1978 |
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