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    American aviator, test pilot, and recipient of the Purple Heart medal

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dick_RutanDick Rutan - Wikipedia

    Richard Glenn Rutan (July 1, 1938 – May 3, 2024) was an American military aviator and officer. He was also a record-breaking test pilot who in 1986 piloted the Voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refueled around-the-world flight with co-pilot Jeana Yeager.

  2. May 8, 2024 · May 8, 2024. Dick Rutan, who in 1986 commanded the first aircraft to make a nonstop flight around the world without refueling — an aviation milestone whose ingenuity and daring recalled the...

  3. May 6, 2024 · Dick Rutan, the pilot whose "velvet arm" guided brother Burt's creation 'Voyager' into history in 1986, died May 3 at age 85. AOPA will be closing at 2:30pm on Friday, May 24th and will also be closed on Monday, May 27th.

  4. May 8, 2024 · May 16, 2000. In 1986, the decorated airman co-piloted the experimental aircraft Voyager around the world in nine days, taking off from and landing at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert...

  5. May 5, 2024 · A decorated Vietnam War pilot, Dick Rutan died Friday evening at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with Burt and other loved ones by his side. He was 85.

  6. dickrutan.com. Dick Rutan passed on May 3, 2024 ~ Memorials and his obituary are here. Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Glenn Rutan (USAF Retired) July 01, 1938 to May 03, 2024. Legendary pilot Dick Rutan, whose round-the-world flight made history in 1986, slipped the surly bonds of earth on May 3, 2024 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

  7. www.avweb.com › aviation-news › dick-rutan-dies-at-85Dick Rutan Dies At 85 - AVweb

    May 4, 2024 · Rutan, best known for the record-setting nonstop unrefueled circumnavigation he and Jeana Yeager accomplished in 1986, was surrounded by family when he died in Kootenai Hospital in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, in the early evening from complications resulting from a yearlong bout with long COVID, according to family friends.

  8. May 5, 2024 · Rutan, a decorated Vietnam War pilot, who along with copilot Yeager completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight with no stops or refueling, died late Friday, May 3, 2024. He was 85.

  9. May 4, 2024 · A decorated Vietnam War pilot, Dick Rutan died Friday evening at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with Burt and other loved ones by his side. He was 85. His friend Bill Whittle said he died...

  10. May 5, 2024 · A decorated Vietnam War pilot, Dick Rutan died Friday evening at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with Burt and other loved ones by his side. He was 85. His friend Bill Whittle said he died...