Steve Fossett: Images of an Adventurer

Steve Fossett, an aviation pioneer who vanished on a solo flight more than a year ago, climbs out of the cockpit of the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer on May 23, 2006, in Chantilly, Virginia. Fossett flew the plane during the first nonstop, solo flight around the world without refueling in 2005.

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