| CIA Notable flights and performances: Part 05, 1901-1925 |
| Date | 1901-07-31 | Pilot: | Arthur Joseph Berson | 1870?-1930 | GER |
| | Copilot: | R. J. Süring | Passengers: |
| | First flight over 10 000 meters. |
| |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Preussen". hydrogen | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 8400 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 10800 | | meter |
| | Source: | Ballooning 1782-1972. Freiballonsport in Deutschland. Who's Who B | Updated: | 1998-06-10 |
| Date | 1901-10-19 | Pilot: | Alberto Santos-Dumont | 1873-1932 | BRA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Winner of the Deutsch Prize. |
| | First flight from the Aeroclub round the Eiffel tower and back. |
| | Prize set up by Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe |
| | Aerostat: | Santos-Dumont No 6. Hydrogen. | Gas Airship | Volume: | 622 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 30 | | min | Altitude: | 350 | | meter |
| | Source: | My Airships (Os Meus Baloes). A study in Obsession | Updated: | 1996-04-15 |
| Date | 1902-09-22 | Pilot: | Stanley Spencer | GBR |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First successful airship in Britain |
| | Crystal Palace. London to Eastcote |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Spencer. "Evening News". 3 hp Sims | Gas Airship | Volume: | 566 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 1 h | 40 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Battlebags | Updated: | 1998-09-01 |
| Date | 1906-10-01 | Pilot: | Frank P. Lahm | 1877- | USA |
| | Copilot: | Henry B. Hersey | Passengers: |
| | 1st Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett. 1st place |
| | Paris (Jardin des Tuileries). France. to Fylingdales. Yorkshire. UK |
| | Long distance race. the oldest aviation race still flown. 15 balloons. 1 airship |
| | Aerostat: | "United States" | 15 balloons and 1 airship | Volume: | 2080 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 647.1 | | km | 402.1 | | Miles | Duration: | 22 h | 15 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1906-11-11 | Pilot: | Mr. Usuelli | ITA |
| | Copilot: | Crespi | Passengers: |
| | First crossing of the Alps from Italy to France |
| | First flight over Mont Blanc |
| | Milan. Italy to Aix-les-Bains. France |
| | Aerostat: | "Citta di Milano". Coal gas | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2000.02 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 257 | | km | 159.7 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 5200 | | meter |
| | Source: | BF 20:6 | Updated: | 2000-02-08 |
| Date | 1907-09-02 | Pilot: | Walter Wellman | 1858-1934 | USA |
| | Copilot: | Vaniman. Felix Reisenberg | Passengers: |
| | First Airship Polar Expedition |
| | Volume doubtful. Dimensions given indicate about 3000m3 |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Godard "America" | Gas Airship | Volume: | 7800 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 56 | | km | 34.8 | | Miles | Duration: | 2 h | 35 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | The Motor Balloon America | Updated: | 1996-10-27 |
| Date | 1907-10-13 | Pilot: | Augustus E. Gaudron | 1860?-1920 | GBR |
| | Copilot: | J L Tannar. C C Turner | Passengers: |
| | First West-East North Sea crossing. |
| | London to Tösse. Sweden |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Mammouth". Coal gas | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 3058.22 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1130 | | km | 702.1 | | Miles | Duration: | 19 h | 5 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | History of Aeronautics in GB. The Old Flying Days. Who's Who B | Updated: | 1998-06-10 |
| Date | 1907-10-23 | Pilot: | Oscar Erbslöh | 1879-1910 | GER |
| | Copilot: | Henry Helm Clayton (USA) | Passengers: |
| | 2nd Gordon Bennett race 1907. 1st place |
| | St. Louis (Forest Park). Missuori. to Bradley Beach. New Jersey. USA |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Pommern" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1403.55 | | km | 872.1 | | Miles | Duration: | 40 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1908-06-30 | Pilot: | Victor de Beauclair | OK |
| | Copilot: | Konrad Falke | Passengers: |
| | Alpine crossing |
| | From Eiger Glacier station (2523 m - 8277 ft) to Gignese. Italy |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Cognac" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2310.65 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 89 | | km | 55.3 | | Miles | Duration: | 21 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 2523 | | meter |
| | Source: | BF 20:6 | Updated: | 2000-02-08 |
| Date | 1908-10-14 | Pilot: | Theodor Schaeck | 1856-1911 | SUI |
| | Copilot: | Emil Messner | Passengers: |
| | 3rd Gordon Bennett race 1908. 1st place. North Sea crossing |
| | Berlin (Schmargendorf). Germany to S/S CIMRA. 12 km west Bergset. Norway |
| | Longer distances and durations quoted sometimes. Landing was disputed |
| | Aerostat: | "Helvetia". Hydrogen | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1190 | | km | 739.4 | | Miles | Duration: | 73 h | 1 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list. Record file | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1909-xx-xx | Pilot: | Mark O. Anthony | OK |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Radio-controlled airship model demonstration |
| |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Airship model | Volume: | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | The father of British Airships | Updated: | 1998-09-01 |
| Date | 1909-05-31 | Pilot: | Ferdinand Adolf August von Zeppelin. Count | 1838-1917 | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Long distance flight. |
| | Bodensee - Bitterfeld - Göppingen |
| | Landing and refuelling in Bitterfeld |
| | Aerostat: | Zeppelin LZ 5. Hydrogen | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 15000 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 741.9 | | Miles | Duration: | 38 h | 40 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Zeppelin: Rigid Airships. Das Grosse Luftschiffbuch. The Zeppelin Story | Updated: | 2000-11-10 |
| Date | 1909-10-05 | Pilot: | Edgar W. Mix | 1867-1911 | USA |
| | Copilot: | Andre Roussel | Passengers: |
| | 4th Gordon Bennett race 1909. 1st place |
| | Zurich (Schlieren). Switzerland to Ostroleka (NO Warszawa) Poland |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "America II" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1121.11 | | km | 696.6 | | Miles | Duration: | 35 h | 7 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1909-10-26 | Pilot: | Marie Marvingt | 1875-1963 | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First flight from the continent to England by a woman |
| | Nancy. France to Southwold. Suffolk |
| | First crossing of the English Channel/North Sea by a woman pilot |
| | Aerostat: | "L'Etoile Filant" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 516 | | km | 321 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | David Lam. Web | Updated: | 2003-11-07 |
| Date | 1910-05-16 | Pilot: | Gustaf von Hofsten | SWE |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Unofficial World Duration record. |
| | Stockholm-Riga-Gotland |
| | Failure of NAC to supply correct documentation |
| | Aerostat: | Riedinger. "Andrée". Coal gas. | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 1500 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 33 h | 20 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Swedish Aeronautic Society | Updated: | 1996-04-15 |
| Date | 1910-06-28 | Pilot: | Capt. Kahlenberg | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First Zeppelin passenger flight. |
| | DELAG operated between June 1910 and July 1914 |
| | Carried 34 000 passengers on 1 588 flights during 3 175 hours over 172 525 km without injury. |
| | Aerostat: | Zeppelin LZ 7. "Deutschland". Hydrogen. | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 19300 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Giants in the Sky. Zeppelin: Rigid Airships | Updated: | 1996-04-15 |
| Date | 1910-08-22 | Pilot: | Raymond Phillips | GBR |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Radio-controlled airship model demonstration. |
| | Empire theatre. Cardiff |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Raymond Phillips" | Airship model | Volume: | 8 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | The father of British Airships | Updated: | 1998-09-01 |
| Date | 1910-10-15 | Pilot: | Walter Wellman | 1858-1934 | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First North Atlantic attempt by airship. |
| | First radio distress call from aircraft |
| | Unofficial distance record |
| | Aerostat: | Vaniman "America" enlarged | Semi-Rigid Airship | Volume: | 9800 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1622 | | km | 1007.9 | | Miles | Duration: | 86 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Who's who in aviation history. The motor balloon "America" | Updated: | 1996-04-15 |
| Date | 1910-10-16 | Pilot: | Alphonse Clement | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Baudry. Leprince. Sabitier. Dilasser. Daire | Passengers: |
| | First Airship flight France to Britain |
| | Paris to Wormwood Scrubs. London |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Clement-Bayard II. "Daily Mail" | Gas Airship | Volume: | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 396 | | km | 246.1 | | Miles | Duration: | 6 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Battlebags | Updated: | 1998-09-01 |
| Date | 1910-10-19 | Pilot: | Alan R. Hawley | USA |
| | Copilot: | Augustus Post | Passengers: |
| | 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 1st place |
| | St. Louis (Forest P). Missuori to Peribonca. Tschotogama Lake. Quebec. Canada |
| | Spent 4 days on foot to reach a canadian timberman |
| | Aerostat: | "America II" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1887.6 | | km | 1172.9 | | Miles | Duration: | 44 h | 25 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1910-10-19 | Pilot: | Hans Gericke | 1871-1912 | GER |
| | Copilot: | Sanil F. Perkins (USA) | Passengers: |
| | 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 2nd place |
| | St. Louis Forest Park). Missuori to Kiskisink. Quebec. Canada |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Düsseldorf" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1814.5 | | km | 1127.5 | | Miles | Duration: | 42 h | 30 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1910-10-19 | Pilot: | Hugo von Abercron | GER |
| | Copilot: | August Blanckertz | Passengers: |
| | 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 3rd place |
| | St. Louis (Forest Park). USA to Coocoocahe. Quebec. Canada |
| | Spent 10 days on foot to reach civilization |
| | Aerostat: | "Germania" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1720 | | km | 1068.8 | | Miles | Duration: | 39 h | 7 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1910-11-04 | Pilot: | Ernest Thompson Willows | 1886-1926 | GBR |
| | Copilot: | Frank Widdenham Goodden. 1889-1917 | Passengers: |
| | First flight Britain to France. |
| | Wormwood Scrubs. London 1525 to Corbehem. Douai 0200 next day |
| | First Channel crossing by any British aircraft |
| | Aerostat: | Willows III. 35 hp JAP | Gas Airship with boom | Volume: | 906 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 250 | | km | 155.3 | | Miles | Duration: | 10 h | 30 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | The father of British Airships. Battlebags | Updated: | 1998-08-31 |
| Date | 1911-10-29 | Pilot: | Albert Omer-Decugis | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Charles Dollfus first balloon flight. |
| |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Salammbo" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Ballooning 1782-1972. Icare 105 | Updated: | 2001-10-14 |
| Date | 1911-10-06 | Pilot: | Hans Gericke | 1871-1912 | GER |
| | Copilot: | Otto Duncker | Passengers: |
| | 6th Gordon Bennett race 1911. 1st place |
| | Kansas City (Gasworks). USA to Holcombe. Wisconsin |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Berlin II". Light coal gas | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 757.84 | | km | 470.9 | | Miles | Duration: | 12 h | 28 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1912-09-19 | Pilot: | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First flight with a gas airship over Sweden |
| | Malmö |
| | Overflight enroute from Copenhagen. Denmark |
| | Aerostat: | Zeppelin LZ13. "Hansa" | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 18700 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | SBF | Updated: | 2002-01-30 |
| Date | 1912-10-29 | Pilot: | Maurice Bienaimé | FRA |
| | Copilot: | René Rumpelmayer | Passengers: |
| | 7th Gordon Bennett. 1st place. First over 2000 km |
| | Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Rybnoje. Ryazan. 150km SE Moscow. Russia |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "La Picardie". coal gas | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 2191 | | km | 1361.4 | | Miles | Duration: | 45 h | 42 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Ballooning 1782-1972. Die Gordon Bennett. Der Freiballonsport in Deutschland | Updated: | 2000-02-15 |
| Date | 1912-10-29 | Pilot: | Alfred Leblanc | 1869-1921 | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | 7th Gordon Bennett. 2nd place. First over 2000 km |
| | Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Kaluga 150km S Moscow. Russia |
| | Same day as Bienaimé flew slightly longer. Therefore no record |
| | Aerostat: | "Ile de France". coal gas | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 2001 | | km | 1243.4 | | Miles | Duration: | 44 h | 48 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Histoire de l'Aeronautique. Gordon Bennett | Updated: | 2003-06-17 |
| Date | 1912-10-29 | Pilot: | Harry E. Honeywell | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912. 3rd place |
| | Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Disna Sapadnaja. Russia |
| | Spent a few days in Russian jail |
| | Aerostat: | "Uncle Sam" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1751 | | km | 1088 | | Miles | Duration: | 37 h | 6 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1912-10-29 | Pilot: | Victor de Beauclair | SUI |
| | Copilot: | Walo Gerber | Passengers: |
| | 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912. 4th place |
| | Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Sapronzipi. Russia |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Zürich" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1523 | | km | 946.3 | | Miles | Duration: | 35 h | 42 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1912-10-29 | Pilot: | F. W. Lehnert | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912. 5th place |
| | Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Rosenowskye. Russia |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Frankfurt" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1509 | | km | 937.6 | | Miles | Duration: | 35 h | 30 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1913-03-21 | Pilot: | René Rumpelmayer | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Mrs Gustave Goldschmidt | Passengers: |
| | Distance record. |
| | Paris to Charkow. Russia |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Stella" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 2434 | | km | 1512.4 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Ballooning 1782-1972 | Updated: | 1998-06-06 |
| Date | 1913-03-xx | Pilot: | Ferdinand Eimermacher | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | High speed flight. Average speed 148 km/h |
| | Münster to East Preussia. Germany |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 968 | | km | 601.5 | | Miles | Duration: | 6 h | 30 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | UH 1995 | Updated: | 2001-10-21 |
| Date | 1913-09-xx | Pilot: | GBR |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | British speed record |
| | 82 km/h |
| |
| | Aerostat: | HMA No 3. Astra-Torres XIV | Gas Airship | Volume: | 7929 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Battlebags | Updated: | 1998-09-01 |
| Date | 1913-10-12 | Pilot: | Rene Rumpelmayer | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Mme (Gustave) Goldschmidt | Passengers: |
| | First woman in Gordon Bennett |
| | 8th Gordon Bennett race 1913. 6th place |
| | Paris (Jardin des Tuileries). France to |
| | Aerostat: | "Picardie" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 437 | | km | 271.5 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1913-10-14 | Pilot: | Ralph M. Upson | USA |
| | Copilot: | R.A.I. Preston | Passengers: |
| | 8th Gordon Bennett race 1913. 1st place |
| | Paris (Jardin des Tuileries). France to Bridlington. Yorkshire. UK |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Goodyear" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 618 | | km | 384 | | Miles | Duration: | 43 h | 30 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1913-12-17 | Pilot: | Hugo Kaulen | 1869-1954 | GER |
| | Copilot: | Alfred Schmitz | Passengers: |
| | Distance and Duration record. |
| | Bitterfeld 13/12 to Myssi/Perm 17/12. Russia. |
| | Duration record stands until 1978 |
| | Aerostat: | "Duisburg". hydrogen | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 1680 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 2827 | | km | 1756.6 | | Miles | Duration: | 87 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Ballooning 1782-1972. Die Gordon Bennett. Der Freiballonsport in Deutschland. FAI73 | Updated: | 1999-02-24 |
| Date | 1914-02-10 | Pilot: | Hans Rudolf Berliner | 1876-1951 | GER |
| | Copilot: | Alexander Haase | Passengers: |
| | First flight over 3000 km. |
| | Bitterfeld to Kirgischan. Ural |
| | Record stands until 1978 |
| | Aerostat: | Siemens-Schuckert. hydrogen | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 1680 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 3053 | | km | 1897.1 | | Miles | Duration: | 47 h | 20 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Ballooning 1782-1972. Die Gordon Bennett. Der Freiballonsport in Deutschland. FAI73 | Updated: | 1998-06-06 |
| Date | 1914-06-28 | Pilot: | Etienne Joseph Francois Joux | 1886-1970 | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | World Endurance Record. closed circuit |
| | Toul-Verdun-Sedan-Maubeuge-Compiègne-Paris-Lagny-Chalons-Toul |
| | Start 27 June 06:16. Landing 28 June 17:35 |
| | Aerostat: | Clement Bayard "Adjudant Vincenot" | Semi-Rigid Airship | Volume: | 10000 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1234.69 | | km | 767.2 | | Miles | Duration: | 35 h | 19 | | min | Altitude: | 1860 | | meter |
| | Source: | Airship Saga. Airship. Boyant Flight 18:3 | Updated: | 2000-11-10 |
| Date | 1915-06-15 | Pilot: | Eberhard Lempertz. Dr | 1882- | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First Zeppelin to complete 1 000 flights. |
| |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Zeppelin LZ 11. "Victoria Luise". Hydrogen. | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 18700 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | LZ 1 - Der erste Zeppelin. Das grosse Luftschiffbuch | Updated: | 1996-04-15 |
| Date | 1916-06-24 | Pilot: | Eduardo Bradley | ARG |
| | Copilot: | Angel Maria Zuloaga | Passengers: |
| | First flight across the Andes |
| | Santiago de Chile to Uspallata. Mendoza. Argentina |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Edoardo Newbery" hydrogen | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 160 | | km | 100 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Aerostat 99:6 | Updated: | 2004-03-28 |
| Date | 1917-06-28 | Pilot: | GBR |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | British airship duration record. |
| | Flight from Pulham |
| |
| | Aerostat: | NS.1. Hydrogen | Gas Airship | Volume: | 10195 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 2471.95 | | km | 1536 | | Miles | Duration: | 49 h | 22 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | The British Airship at war. Battlebags | Updated: | 1998-06-06 |
| Date | 1917-07-31 | Pilot: | Ernst Lehmann | 1886-1937 | GER |
| | Copilot: | German Army | Passengers: |
| | Around the Baltic in 101 hours without refuelling |
| | Start at Seerappen. Germany. July 26th. landing at Seerappen July 30th |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Zeppelin LZ 90 (Army LZ120). Hydrogen | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 55207 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Giants in he Sky. The Zeppelin in Combat | Updated: | 2003-12-18 |
| Date | 1917-11-25 | Pilot: | Ludwig Bockholt | GER |
| | Copilot: | German Navy | Passengers: |
| | First Zeppelin flight south of the Tropic of Cancer. |
| | Jamboli (Bulgaria) November 21st - Karthoum (East Africa) - Jamboli November 25th. |
| | Distance is the total ground distance covered |
| | Aerostat: | Zeppelin LZ 104 (Navy L59). Hydrogen | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 68490 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 6760 | | km | 4200.5 | | Miles | Duration: | 95 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Giants in he Sky. The Zeppelin in Combat | Updated: | 1998-06-06 |
| Date | 1919-07-06 | Pilot: | George Herbert Scott. Major | 1888-1930 | GBR |
| | Copilot: | 29. one (Mj Pritchard) arriving USA by parachute | Passengers: |
| | First Atlantic crossing by airship (1st east-west by any aircraft). |
| | East Fortune (UK) July 2nd - Mineola. Long Island. NY. July 6th. |
| | Distance is the total ground distance covered |
| | Aerostat: | Beardmore HMA R34. Hydrogen | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 55217.9 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 5797 | | km | 3602.1 | | Miles | Duration: | 108 h | 12 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Airship R34 | Updated: | 2002-03-12 |
| Date | 1919-07-13 | Pilot: | George Herbert Scott. Major | 1888-1930 | GBR |
| | Copilot: | 29 | Passengers: |
| | First West-East North Atlantic crossing by airship. |
| | Mineola. Long Island. NY. July 9th to Pulham (UK) July 13th. |
| | Distance is the total ground distance covered |
| | Aerostat: | Beardmore HMA R34. Hydrogen | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 55217.9 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 6138 | | km | 3814 | | Miles | Duration: | 73 h | 3 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Airship R34 | Updated: | 1998-06-06 |
| Date | 1920-10-25 | Pilot: | Ernest Demuyter | 1893-1963 | BEL |
| | Copilot: | M. Labrousse | Passengers: |
| | 9th Gordon Bennett race 1920. 1st place |
| | Birmingham. Alabama. USA to North Hero Island. Lake Champlain. Vermont. USA |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Zodiac "Belgica" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1769 | | km | 1099.2 | | Miles | Duration: | 40 h | 15 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1920-10-25 | Pilot: | Harry E. Honeywell | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | 9th Gordon Bennett race 1920. 2nd place |
| | Birmingham. Alabama. USA to Rutland. Vermont. USA |
| | US duration record |
| | Aerostat: | "Uncle Sam" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1600 | | km | 994.2 | | Miles | Duration: | 48 h | 26 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-20 |
| Date | 1921-09-19 | Pilot: | Paul Armbruster | SUI |
| | Copilot: | Louis Ansermier | Passengers: |
| | 10th Gordon Bennett race 1921. 1st place |
| | Brussels (Solbosch). Belgium to Lambay Island outside Dublin. Ireland |
| |
| | Aerostat: | "Zürich" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 766 | | km | 476 | | Miles | Duration: | 27 h | 24 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-21 |
| Date | 1921-12-01 | Pilot: | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First airship to fly filled with helium |
| | Hampton. Va to Washington D.C. and back |
| |
| | Aerostat: | US Navy C-7 | Non-rigid Airship | Volume: | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | BF18:4. BF19:2 | Updated: | 1999-08-15 |
| Date | 1922-08-07 | Pilot: | Ernest Demuyter | 1893-1963 | BEL |
| | Copilot: | Alexander Veenstra | Passengers: |
| | 11th Gordon Bennett race 1922. 1st place |
| | Geneva (Gasworks). Switzerland to Osnitca. Romania |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Bemden/Schaut "Belgica" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1372.1 | | km | 852.6 | | Miles | Duration: | 25 h | 49 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-30 |
| Date | 1923-09-24 | Pilot: | Ernest Demuyter | 1893-1963 | BEL |
| | Copilot: | Leon Coeckelbergh | Passengers: |
| | 12th Gordon Bennett race 1923. 1st place |
| | Brussels (Solbosch). Belgium to Sköllersta. Sweden |
| | 3 balloons hit by lightning. Olmstead/Choptaw. USA. v Grüningen/Wehren. CH and Penerand. SP. died |
| | Aerostat: | Bemden/Schaut "Belgica" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1155 | | km | 717.7 | | Miles | Duration: | 21 h | 0 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-21 |
| Date | 1923-09-30 | Pilot: | Jean du Plessis de Grenedan | FRA |
| | Copilot: | French Navy | Passengers: |
| | Unofficial Wold duration Record. |
| | Cuers. Toulon - Touggourt - Cuers - Paris |
| |
| | Aerostat: | Zeppelin LZ 114 "Dixmude". Hydrogen. Ex German Navy "L72" | Rigid Airship | Volume: | 68490 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 118 h | 41 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Giants in the Sky | Updated: | 1996-04-15 |
| Date | 1924-06-17 | Pilot: | Ernest Demuyter | 1893-1963 | BEL |
| | Copilot: | Leon Coeckelbergh | Passengers: |
| | 13th Gordon Bennett race 1924. 1st place |
| | Brussels (Solbosch). Belgium to St. Abbs Head. Scotland |
| | First trophy won by Belgium |
| | Aerostat: | Bemden/Schaut "Belgica" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 714 | | km | 443.7 | | Miles | Duration: | 43 h | 16 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-21 |
| Date | 1925-06-09 | Pilot: | Alexander Veenstra | BEL |
| | Copilot: | Philippe Quersin | Passengers: |
| | 14th Gordon Bennett race 1925. 1st place |
| | Brussels (Solbosch). Belgium to Cap Torinana. Spain |
| | First nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times |
| | Aerostat: | "Prince Leopold" | Gas Balloon | Volume: | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance | 1345 | | km | 835.7 | | Miles | Duration: | 47 h | 30 | | min | Altitude: | 0 | | meter |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated: | 2001-10-21 |
| | © CIA, Hans Åkerstedt | | 2010-09-10 |