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Ed Long (aviator)

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Ed Long
Born
John Edward Long Jr.

(1915-10-15)October 15, 1915
DiedJuly 18, 1999(1999-07-18) (aged 83)
Aviation career
First flight1933

John Edward Long Jr. (November 10, 1915 – July 18, 1999[1]) was an American pilot who is in the Guinness Book of Records for the most flight time by a pilot: over 65,000 hours (more than seven years and four months) at the time of his death.[1][2]

He began in 1933 at the age of 17, when he took his first and only flying lesson.[1] In September 1989, he broke the previous record, 52,929 hours, set by Max Conrad in 1974.[1] According to his brother, Ed Long's job involved checking power lines, so "most of that was under 200 feet, in a Piper Cub".[1] Long's last flight was entered into his logbook June 21, 1999.[3] He died July 17, 1999, at the age of 83.

Long was inducted into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Pilot Ed Long held world record for most flying hours". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 20, 1999.
  2. ^ "Alabama man loves to fly and it shows". CNN. December 31, 1998. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "John Edward Long, Jr. | National Air and Space Museum". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  4. ^ "Ed Long". Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2012.