A superimposed Saturn V, 363 feet tall, against Houston's tallest building at the time, the Humble Building. The Exxon Building (formerly the Humble Building) was built in 1963 in Houston, Texas (USA). At that time it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River at 606 feet (185 m), surpassing the Southland Center in Dallas, Texas (the previous record holder). It only remained the tallest building west of the Mississippi until 1965, when Elm Place was built in Dallas, Texas.

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Mount Rainier WA. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

An ENCO service station attendant checks under the hood of a Ford Mustang for his customer. The Houston Astrodome is in the background. ENCO was subsidiary of Humble Oil; both were eventually folded into Exxon.

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Mount Rainier WA. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4.

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Van's RV-4.

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Mount Rainier WA. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4.

Bruce Bohannon crew members including his wife Donah help keep Bohannon cool as he pre-breathes oxygen prior to a record setting flight in his Exxon Flyin' Tiger in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

The polluted Newtown Creek separating the NYC neighborhoods of Greenpoint in Brooklyn (L) and Long Island City in Queens (R). The New York State Attorney General has moved forward with a lawsuit against five companies to force them to clean up millions of gallons of oil dating back to an oil leak in the 1950's. (© Richard B. Levine)

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

Bruce Bohannon exits his Exxon Flyin? Tiger after setting a time to climb record at EAA Oshkosh. In the Flyin' Tiger he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4.

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Mount Rainier WA. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

World record holder of more than 12 time to climb records, Bruce Bohannon in the Exxon Flyin' Tiger that broke the records. The aircraft is based on a modified Vans RV-4 and RV-6.\n

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4.

Steller's Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) trio on buoy with oil stains on their fur, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

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Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4.

Bruce Bohannon Pilot of the Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4

A long gone basic, the service station attendant at an ENCO station. ENCO was subsidiary of Humble Oil; both were eventually folded into Exxon.

Bruce Bohannon flying his Exxon Flyin' Tiger. in which he has set more than 24 time to climb and altitude records nearing 50 000 feet altitude Air to air photos taken near Saint Augustine FL. One of a kind airplane based on a Vans RV-4.