Steve Fossett
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Steve Fossett was an American adventurer and aviator renowned for setting numerous world records in solo ballooning, sailing, and powered flight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steve Fossett canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventurer
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aviator ⓘ balloonist ⓘ businessman ⓘ human ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| aircraftFlown |
fixed-wing aircraft
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gliders ⓘ hot air balloons ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Flying Cross
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surface form:
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
FAI Gold Air Medal ⓘ Harmon Trophy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-04-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDisappearance | 2007-09-03 ⓘ |
| declaredDeadOn | 2008-02-15 ⓘ |
| degree | MBA ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Garden Grove High School
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Stanford University ⓘ Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ |
| fullName | James Stephen Fossett ⓘ |
| givenName |
James
ⓘ
Stephen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
first solo nonstop balloon flight around the world
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setting world records in ballooning ⓘ setting world records in powered flight ⓘ setting world records in sailing ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | aircraft accident ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Explorers Club
ⓘ
Royal Geographical Society ⓘ |
| nickname | Steve ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first solo nonstop balloon circumnavigation of the Earth
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multiple world records in balloon flight duration and distance ⓘ multiple world records in gliding ⓘ multiple world records in sailing distance and speed ⓘ |
| notableVehicle | Spirit of Freedom (balloon) ⓘ |
| occupation |
investment broker
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record-setting pilot ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jackson, Tennessee
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surface form:
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
|
| placeOfDisappearance | near Mammoth Lakes, California, United States ⓘ |
| remainsDiscoveredNear |
Mammoth Lakes Basin
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surface form:
Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
|
| remainsDiscoveredOn | 2008-10-29 ⓘ |
| setRecordIn |
ballooning
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gliding ⓘ powered flight ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| sport |
ballooning
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gliding ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| spouse | Peggy Fossett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.