Steve Fossett
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Aviator Extraordinaire
During his lifetime, Steve Fossett set world records as a solo balloonist and fixed-wing aircraft pilot. He was reported missing on Sept. 3, 2007, after the plane he was piloting over the Nevada desert failed to return.
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