Geni, Inc. Blog Profile of the Day: Wiley Post

On this day in 1898, aviator Wiley Post was born. Image: Wiley Post / San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive, Flickr Post was born on a farm near Grand Saline, Texas to William Francis Post and Mae Laine Quinlan. At the age of five, Post's family moved to Oklahoma. From young age, Post was enamored with aviation. In 1913, Post saw a Curtis-Wright "pusher" plane take flight for the first time and immediately enrolled... Read the full storyThe post Profile of the Day: Wiley Post first appeared on About Geni.