CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights
1906-10-01 1st Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett. 1st place 647.1 km
USA Frank P. Lahm Henry B. Hersey 402.1
Miles

Paris (Jardin des Tuileries). France. to Fylingdales. Yorkshire. UK 22 h 15 min

Long distance race. the oldest aviation race still flown. 15 balloons. 1 airship

1907-10-23 2nd Gordon Bennett race 1907. 1st place 1403.55 km
GER Oscar Erbslöh Henry Helm Clayton (USA) 872.1
Miles

St. Louis (Forest Park). Missuori. to Bradley Beach. New Jersey. USA 40 h 0 min


1908-10-14 3rd Gordon Bennett race 1908. 1st place. North Sea crossing 1190 km
SUI Theodor Schaeck Emil Messner 739.4
Miles

Berlin (Schmargendorf). Germany to S/S CIMRA. 12 km west Bergset. Norway 73 h 1 min

Longer distances and durations quoted sometimes. Landing was disputed

1909-10-05 4th Gordon Bennett race 1909. 1st place 1121.11 km
USA Edgar W. Mix Andre Roussel 696.6
Miles

Zurich (Schlieren). Switzerland to Ostroleka (NO Warszawa) Poland 35 h 7 min


1910-10-19 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 1st place 1887.6 km
USA Alan R. Hawley Augustus Post 1172.9
Miles

St. Louis (Forest P). Missuori to Peribonca. Tschotogama Lake. Quebec. Canada 44 h 25 min

Spent 4 days on foot to reach a canadian timberman

1910-10-19 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 2nd place 1814.5 km
GER Hans Gericke Sanil F. Perkins (USA) 1127.5
Miles

St. Louis Forest Park). Missuori to Kiskisink. Quebec. Canada 42 h 30 min


1910-10-19 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 3rd place 1720 km
GER Hugo von Abercron August Blanckertz 1068.8
Miles

St. Louis (Forest Park). USA to Coocoocahe. Quebec. Canada 39 h 7 min

Spent 10 days on foot to reach civilization

1911-10-06 6th Gordon Bennett race 1911. 1st place 757.84 km
GER Hans Gericke Otto Duncker 470.9
Miles

Kansas City (Gasworks). USA to Holcombe. Wisconsin 12 h 28 min


1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett. 1st place. First over 2000 km 2191 km
FRA Maurice Bienaimé René Rumpelmayer 1361.4
Miles

Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Rybnoje. Ryazan. 150km SE Moscow. Russia 45 h 42 min


1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett. 2nd place. First over 2000 km 2001 km
FRA Alfred Leblanc 1243.4
Miles

Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Kaluga 150km S Moscow. Russia 44 h 48 min

Same day as Bienaimé flew slightly longer. Therefore no record

1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912. 3rd place 1751 km
USA Harry E. Honeywell 1088
Miles

Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Disna Sapadnaja. Russia 37 h 6 min

Spent a few days in Russian jail

1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912. 4th place 1523 km
SUI Victor de Beauclair Walo Gerber 946.3
Miles

Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Sapronzipi. Russia 35 h 42 min


1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912. 5th place 1509 km
AUT F. W. Lehnert 937.6
Miles

Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Rosenowskye. Russia 35 h 30 min


1913-10-12 First woman in Gordon Bennett 437 km
FRA Rene Rumpelmayer Mme (Gustave) Goldschmidt 271.5
Miles

8th Gordon Bennett race 1913. 6th place 0 h 0 min

Paris (Jardin des Tuileries). France to

1913-10-14 8th Gordon Bennett race 1913. 1st place 618 km
USA Ralph M. Upson R.A.I. Preston 384
Miles

Paris (Jardin des Tuileries). France to Bridlington. Yorkshire. UK 43 h 30 min


1920-10-25 9th Gordon Bennett race 1920. 1st place 1769 km
BEL Ernest Demuyter M. Labrousse 1099.2
Miles

Birmingham. Alabama. USA to North Hero Island. Lake Champlain. Vermont. USA 40 h 15 min


1920-10-25 9th Gordon Bennett race 1920. 2nd place 1600 km
USA Harry E. Honeywell 994.2
Miles

Birmingham. Alabama. USA to Rutland. Vermont. USA 48 h 26 min

US duration record

1921-09-19 10th Gordon Bennett race 1921. 1st place 766 km
SUI Paul Armbruster Louis Ansermier 476
Miles

Brussels (Solbosch). Belgium to Lambay Island outside Dublin. Ireland 27 h 24 min


1922-08-07 11th Gordon Bennett race 1922. 1st place 1372.1 km
BEL Ernest Demuyter Alexander Veenstra 852.6
Miles

Geneva (Gasworks). Switzerland to Osnitca. Romania 25 h 49 min


1923-09-24 12th Gordon Bennett race 1923. 1st place 1155 km
BEL Ernest Demuyter Leon Coeckelbergh 717.7
Miles

Brussels (Solbosch). Belgium to Sköllersta. Sweden 21 h 0 min

3 balloons hit by lightning. Olmstead/Choptaw. USA. v Grüningen/Wehren. CH and Penerand. SP. died

1924-06-17 13th Gordon Bennett race 1924. 1st place 714 km
BEL Ernest Demuyter Leon Coeckelbergh 443.7
Miles

Brussels (Solbosch). Belgium to St. Abbs Head. Scotland 43 h 16 min

First trophy won by Belgium

1925-06-09 14th Gordon Bennett race 1925. 1st place 1345 km
BEL Alexander Veenstra Philippe Quersin 835.7
Miles

Brussels (Solbosch). Belgium to Cap Torinana. Spain 47 h 30 min

First nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times

1926-05-31 15th Gordon Bennett race 1926. 1st place 861 km
USA Ward Tunte van Orman Walter W. Morton 535
Miles

Antwerp (Wilrijk). Belgium to Sölvesborg. Sweden 16 h 37 min

Second nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times

1927-09-12 16th Gordon Bennett race 1927. 1st place 1198 km
USA Edward J. Hill Arthur G. Schlosser 744.4
Miles

Detroit (Henry Ford Airport). USA to Baxley. Georgia 48 h 0 min


1927-09-12 16th Gordon Bennett race 1927. 2nd place 1106 km
GER Hugo Kaulen Alexander Dahl 687.2
Miles

Detroit (Henry Ford Airport). USA to 48 h 0 min


1927-09-12 16th Gordon Bennett race 1927. 3rd place 1102 km
USA Ward Tunte van Orman Walter W. Morton 684.8
Miles

Detroit (Henry Ford Airport). USA to Georgia 51 h 31 min


1928-07-02 17th Gordon Bennett race 1928. 1st place 740.8 km
USA William Elsworth Kepner William O. Eareckson 460.3
Miles

Detroit (Henry Ford Airport). USA to Kenbridge. Virginia 48 h 0 min

Second trophy won by USA

1929-09-29 18th Gordon Bennett race 1929. 1st place 548.94 km
USA Ward Tunte van Orman Alan.L. McCracken 341.1
Miles

St. Louis (Manion Park). USA to Troy. Ohio 24 h 0 min


1930-09-02 19th Gordon Bennett race 1930. 1st place 872 km
USA Ward Tunte van Orman Alan.L. McCracken 541.8
Miles

Cleveland. Ohio. USA to Norfolk. Massachusets 27 h 56 min


1932-09-25 20th Gordon Bennett race 1932. 1st place 1550 km
USA Thomas G. W. "Tex" Settle Winfield Bushnell 963.1
Miles

Basel (Kleinhüningen). Switzerland to Daugieliszki. Vilna. Poland 41 h 20 min

World distance record. Third GB trophy won by USA. First to win 2 trophies

1933-09-04 21th Gordon Bennett race 1933. 1st place 1361 km
POL Francyzek Hynek Zbigniew Burzynski 845.7
Miles

Chicago (Century of Progress Expo). USA to Port Neuf. Quebec. Canada 38 h 32 min


1933-09-05 21th Gordon Bennett race 1933. 2nd place 1248 km
USA Thomas G. W. "Tex" Settle Kendall 775.5
Miles

Chicago (Century of Progress Expo). USA to Lake Ontario?. Quebec. Canada 51 h 0 min


1933-09-04 21th Gordon Bennett race 1933. 4th place. Flew a netless balloon 403 km
GER Richard Schütze Erich Körner 250
Miles

Chicago (Century of Progress Expo). USA to Klingstone. Michigan 0 h 0 min


1934-09-25 22nd Gordon Bennett race 1934. 1st place 1333 km
POL Francyzek Hynek Wladislaw Pomaski 828.3
Miles

Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport). Poland to Anna Woronez. USSR 44 h 48 min


1935-09-19 23rd Gordon Bennett race 1935. 1st place 1650.47 km
POL Zbigniew Burzynski Wladyslav Wysocki 1025.6
Miles

Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport). Poland to Tiszkino. Stalingrad. USSR 57 h 54 min

Fourth trophy won by Poland

1935-09-19 23rd Gordon Bennett race 1935. 2nd place 1567.13 km
POL Antoni Janusz Wawszcak 973.8
Miles

Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport). Poland to Nosowka 46 h 52 min


1936-09-01 24th Gordon Bennett race 1936. 1st place 1715.8 km
BEL Ernest Demuyter Pierre Hoffmans 1066.2
Miles

Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport). Poland to Miedlesca. Archangelsk. USSR 46 h 24 min

N 62d 20m 50s - E 42d 52m 03s. Miedlesca. 28 km N Shenkursk

1936-09-01 24th Gordon Bennett race 1936. 2nd place 1534.28 km
POL Antoni Janusz Stanislaw Brenk 953.4
Miles

Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport). Poland to Nosowszczyna 38 h 2 min

N 63d 10m 16s - E 36d 56m 38s. Nosowszczyna. Onega Kalgaczycha. 24 km

1936-09-01 24th Gordon Bennett race 1936. 3dr place 1518.4 km
SUI Erich Tilgenkamp Maurice ten Bosch 943.5
Miles

Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport). Poland to Wokonavelok 38 h 36 min

N 64d 56m 00s - E 30d 43m 46s. Kuioziero. Wokonavelok Woknawolsk. 17 km

1937-06-22 25th Gordon Bennett race 1937. 1st place 1396 km
BEL Ernest Demuyter Pierre Hoffmans 867.4
Miles

Brussels (Heyselstadium). Belgium to Tukums (Dzirciems ~60 km W Riga). Latvia 46 h 15 min


1938-09-13 26th Gordon Bennett race 1938. 1st place 1692 km
POL Antoni Janusz Franz Janick 1051.4
Miles

Leige (Bressoux). Belgium to Troyan. Bulgaria 37 h 47 min


1939-09 Gordon Bennett cancelled due to outbreak of war 0 km
POL 0
Miles

Fifth trophy lost due to the war. New trophy set up by Polish Aeroclub 1983 0 h 0 min


1980-05-02 Los Angeles Gordon Bennett race 1980 206.48 km
USA Ben L. Abruzzo Larry M Newman 128.3
Miles

Fountain Valley. Los Angeles via San Fransisco to 75 h 10 min

First classified AA5. Corrected 1985

1983-06-25 First female pilot in "modern" Gordon Bennett 69.4 km
NED Nini Boesman Gerrit Visscher 43.1
Miles

Place de la Concorde. Paris to Orly. 8th place 0 h 0 min


1983-06-26 27th Gordon Bennett race 1983. 1st place 690 km
POL Stefan Makne Ireneuz Cieslak 428.7
Miles

Paris (Place de la Concorde). France to Regensburg. Germany 36 h 0 min

Third nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times

1984-10-13 First all female crew in Gordon Bennett 338 km
USA Nikki Caplan Jane C. Buckless 210
Miles

Airport Kloten. Zürich to Villefrance. 11th place 16 h 20 min


1984-10-15 28th Gordon Bennett race 1984. 1st place 793 km
SUI Karl Spenger Martin Messner 492.7
Miles

Zurich (Kloten Airport). Switzerland to La Rochelle. France 43 h 8 min


1985-09-29 29th Gordon Bennett race 1985. 1st place 342 km
AUT Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 212.5
Miles

Geneva (Cologny Sport Centre). Switzerland to Sanary. Toulon. France 21 h 9 min


1986-10-19 30th Gordon Bennett race 1986. 1st place 272.43 km
AUT Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 169.3
Miles

Salzburg. Austria to Paasdorf. Austria 19 h 11 min


1987-10-05 31st Gordon Bennett race 1987. 1st place 852 km
AUT Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 529.4
Miles

Seefeld. Austria to Scoce. Titograd. Yugoslavia 32 h 16 min

Sixth trophy won by Austria. (Fifth trophy was lost during the war)

1988-10-25 32nd Gordon Bennett race 1988. 1st place 1110.9 km
AUT Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 690.3
Miles

Bregenz. Austria to Kleinike. 40 km N Skopje. Yoguslavia 41 h 9 min


1989-09-17 33rd Gordon Bennett race 1989. 1st place 911.2 km
AUT Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 566.2
Miles

Lech am Arlberg. Austria to Batorliget. Debrecen. Hungary 37 h 33 min

Fourth nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times

1990-09-03 34th Gordon Bennett race 1990. 1st place 692.5 km
AUT Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 430.3
Miles

Lech am Arlberg. Austria to Schiave di Abruzzo (Pescara). Italy 33 h 20 min

Seventh trophy won by Austria with same crew all 6 times. Second to win 2 trophies

1991-09-23 35th Gordon Bennett race 1991. 1st place 1024.9 km
GER Volker Kuinke Jürgen Schubert 636.8
Miles

Lech am Arlberg. Austria to Nielisz (Zamosc). Poland 44 h 18 min


1992-09-23 36th Gordon Bennett race 1992. 1st place 964.19 km
USA David N. Levin James Herschend 599.1
Miles

Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Pryemysl. Poland 45 h 36 min

11th victory for USA. Most succesful nation so far. 10th victory was in 1932

1992-09-24 36th Gordon Bennett race 1992. 7th place 797.56 km
AUT Thomas Lewetz Silvia Wagner 495.6
Miles

Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Dzierzgow. Poland 54 h 28 min


1992-09-24 36th Gordon Bennett race 1992. 11th place 584.32 km
POL Stefan Makne Grzegorz Antkowiak 363.1
Miles

Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen). Germany to Ogronica. Poland 62 h 9 min


1993-10-07 37th Gordon Bennett race 1993. 1st place 1832 km
AUT Josef Starkbaum Rainer Roehsler 1138.4
Miles

Albuquerque. New Mexico. to Campbellsport. Minnesota. USA 59 h 29 min

Seventh victory for Austria

1993-10-07 37th Gordon Bennett race 1993. 2nd place 1557.5 km
GER Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 967.8
Miles

Albuquerque. New Mexico. to Buffalo. Minnesota. USA 66 h 2 min


1993-10-07 37th Gordon Bennett race 1993. 4th place 899.1 km
AUT Thomas Lewetz Silvia Wagner 558.7
Miles

Albuquerque. New Mexico. to Whitman. Nevada. USA 52 h 36 min


1994-09-19 38th Gordon Bennett race 1994. 1st place 825.1 km
SUI Karl Spenger Christian Stoll 512.7
Miles

Lech am Arlberg. Austria 31 h 1 min

Fourth victory for Switzerland

1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 1st place. World record 1628.1 km
GER Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 1011.7
Miles

Wil. Switzerland to Ludzasraj. Latvia. 92 h 11 min


1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 2nd place 1403 km
USA J. Michael Wallace Kevin Brielmann 871.8
Miles

Wil. Switzerland to David-Godorok. Belarussia 69 h 14 min

Balloon forced to land by Belarus armed forces

1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 3rd place 1395.4 km
AUT Johann Fürstner Gerald Stürzlinger 867.1
Miles

Wil. Switzerland to Lucincik. Ukraine 80 h 47 min


1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 4th place 1280 km
USA David N. Levin Mark Sullivan 795.4
Miles

Wil. Switzerland to Zelva/Volkovysk. Belarussia 65 h 15 min

Balloon forced to land by Belarus armed forces

1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 5th place 1267.2 km
AVI Alan Fraenckel John Stuart-Jervis 787.4
Miles

Wil. Switzerland to Bereza. Belarussia 62 h 19 min

Balloon shot down by Belarus helicopter. Both pilots killed

1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 6th place 930.9 km
GER Heinrich Brachtendorf Jürgen Schubert 578.4
Miles

Wil. Switzerland to Greve. Denmark 70 h 0 min


1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 11th place. 625.3 km
SUI Max Imstepf Kurt Frieden 389
Miles

Wil. Switzerland to Karprika/Jelenika-Gora. Poland 55 h 30 min


1996-10-01 40th Gordon Bennett race 1996. 1st place 1286.9 km
GER Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 799.6
Miles

Warstein. Germany to Petrosani. Romania 72 h 1 min

Fifth nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times

1996-10-01 40th Gordon Bennett race 1996. 2nd place 1087.3 km
USA J. Michael Wallace Kevin Brielmann 675.6
Miles

Warstein. Germany to Szatmargseke. Hungary 54 h 18 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 1st place 1732.5 km
FRA Vincent Leys Jean-Francois Leys 1076.5
Miles

Warstein. Germany to Mangalia. Romania 0 h 0 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 2nd place 1732.3 km
USA David N. Levin Mark Sullivan 1076.4
Miles

Warstein. Germany 0 h 0 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 3rd place 1732.2 km
NED Rien Jurg Ron van Houten 1076.3
Miles

Warstein. Germany 0 h 0 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 4th place 1726.9 km
GER Josef (Bepperl) Höhl Thomas Fink 1073.1
Miles

Warstein. Germany to Mangalia. Romania 45 h 38 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 5th place 1725.7 km
USA J. Michael Wallace Kevin Brielmann 1072.3
Miles

Warstein. Germany 0 h 0 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 6th place 1719.3 km
GER Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 1068.3
Miles

Warstein. Germany 0 h 0 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 7th place 1690.7 km
GER Heinrich Brachtendorf Karl-Heinz Huthmacher 1050.6
Miles

Warstein. Germany 0 h 0 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 8th place 1570.5 km
POL Stefan Makne Piotr Hallas 975.9
Miles

Warstein. Germany 0 h 0 min


1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 9th place 1550.8 km
SUI Christian Stoll Werner Najer 963.6
Miles

Warstein. Germany 0 h 0 min


1998-09 42nd Gordon Bennett race cancelled due to weather 0 km
FRA 0
Miles

Paris. France 0 h 0 min


1999-10-05 43rd Gordon Bennett race 1999. 1st place 1666.54 km
BEL Philippe de Cock Ronny Van Havere 1035.5
Miles

Albuquerque. USA to Amory. Mississippi 40 h 9 min

Eighth victory for Belgium. Second most successful nation so far

1999-10-06 43rd Gordon Bennett race 1999. 2nd place 1562.75 km
CAN Danielle Francoeur 971
Miles

Albuquerque. New Mexico to Goodman. Mississippi 43 h 28 min


1999-10-06 43rd Gordon Bennett race 1999. 3rd place 1495.88 km
AUT Johann Fürstner Gerald Stürzlinger 929.5
Miles

Albuquerque. New Mexico to Avery Island. Louisiana 61 h 22 min


1999-10-06 43rd Gordon Bennett race 1999. 4th place 1525.98 km
NED Jurg Rein Ron van Houten 948.2
Miles

Albuquerque. New Mexico to Grosse Tete. Louisiana 59 h 7 min

33.33 km competition penalty not deducted here

2000-09-12 44th Gordon Bennett. Participant 0 km
GER Thomas Hora Volker Löschhorn 0
Miles

Saint Hubert. Belgium 9 September to North Sea 11 September 53 h 49 min

The team was disqualified as they landed assisted in the North Sea

2000-09-12 44th Gordon Bennett race 2000. 1st place 795.7 km
GER Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 494.4
Miles

Saint Hubert. Belgium 9 September to Malmö. Sweden 12 September 70 h 4 min

Sixth victory for Germany

2001-09-04 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 1st place 1626.6 km
FRA Vincent Leys Jean-Francois Leys 1010.7
Miles

Warstein. Germany to Daeni. Romania 77 h 47 min


2001-09-03 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 2nd place 1473.2 km
NED Rien Jurg Ron van Houten 915.4
Miles

Warstein. Germany to Ciolanesti din Deal. Romania 69 h 38 min


2001-09-03 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 3rd place 1432.6 km
BEL Philippe de Cock Ronny van Havere 890.2
Miles

Warstein. Germany to Sinaia. Romania 69 h 28 min


2001-09-03 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 4th place 1420.1 km
USA David N. Levin Mark Sullivan 882.4
Miles

Warstein. Germany to Priseaca. Romania 65 h 54 min


2001-09-03 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 7th place 1151.3 km
GER Josef (Bepperl) Höhl Stefan Handl 715.4
Miles

Warstein. Germany to 105 km NE Arad. Romania 57 h 50 min


2002-09-03 46th Gordon Bennett race 2002. 1st place 1282.3 km
FRA Vincent Leys Jean-Francois Leys 796.8
Miles

Châtellerault. France to Zambujeira do Mar. Portugal 69 h 59 min

Flew 2 ½ days over the Atlantic before turning back. Arrested by police on landing.

2003-09-17 47th Gordon Bennett race 2003. 1st place 0 km
FRA Vincent Leÿs Jean-Francois Leÿs 992
Miles

Arc et Senans. France to Tinhosas. Portugal 53 h 42 min

Eighth GB trophy won by France. Sixth nation to win 5 times


© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt
2024-04-24