#1 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 02/21/2022 #16

In 1995, Chicago adventurer billionaire James Stephen “Steve” Fossett became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean by balloon, landing in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada. #SteveFossett

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 07/02/2022 #8

In 2002, James Stephen “Steve” Fossett became the 1st person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon. It was also the 1st uninterrupted and unrefueled solo circumnavigation of the world in any kind of aircraft. #SteveFossett

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/03/2025 #12

In 2007, at 8:45 a.m. on the morning of Monday, September 3, James Stephen “Steve” Fossett took off in a single-engine light aircraft near Smith Valley, NV. When he failed to return, searches were launched about six hours later. On September 29, 2008, a hiker found three crumpled identification cards in the eastern Sierra Nevada in California about 65 miles (100 km) south (186 degrees) of Fossett’s take-off site. #SteveFossett

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#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/22/2026 #6

In 1944, James Stephen “Steve” Fossett was born in Jackson, TN, and grew up in Garden Grove, CA. #SteveFossett

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