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Aviation Adventurer Steve Fossett Reported Missing

Fosssett was reportedly piloting a single-engine aircraft
By popsci Posted 09.04.2007 at 3:19 pm 35 Comments

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Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett has been reported missing in Nevada, and a search is underway. It's unclear what the record-setting
pilot was up to, but he has been spending time in that part of the country attempting both record-setting glider flights and prepping for an attempt at the absolute land speed record of 763 mph. He was expected to begin testing at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in September, driving a jet-powered vehicle.

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