Richard Norton (pilot)
Richard D. Norton was an American pilot, scientist, and explorer. He was the pilot of the first single engine plane to fly around the world via the North and South Poles in 1987.
A graduate of Stanford University, he served in the US Air Force between 1961 and 1965. He was a pilot for TWA for 26 years. At TWA, he flew the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar. He was married to a woman, Lourdes Veras.
He was the Director of the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential from 1982 to 1992.
On January 20, 1987, he completed his record flight, flown on a Piper Malibu, along with co-pilot, West German, Calin Rosetti.
He died of cancer at age 59.
