| | CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS and ACHIEVEMENTS | Part 9, 1984-1990 |
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| | Date: | 1984-01-19 | Pilot: | John R. Petrehn | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Distance record |
| | Huron. South Dakota to Middletown. Illinois |
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| | Aerostat: | Barnes FF-7mod. Flying Light Bulb | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 2194.56 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 851.33 km | 529 miles | Duration: | 24 h | 12 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | FAI records | Updated | 2000-11-22 |
| | Date: | 1984-02-05 | Pilot: | Michio Kanda | JPN |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First flight across Sea of Japan |
| | From Oki island to mainland Japan |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron O-56. JAA 116 | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 1585.74 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 410 km | 255 miles | Duration: | 3 h | 6 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Sabu Ichiyoshi 2002-01-26 | Updated | 2002-01-31 |
| | Date: | 1984-06-19 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Altitude World record |
| | Tauplitz to Feistritzgraben. Austria |
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| | Aerostat: | Colt 77A special. OE-CZS | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 12375 | meters |
| | Source: | FAI file 5142 | Updated | 2004-03-23 |
| | Date: | 1984-07-07 | Pilot: | Héléne Dorigny | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Michel Arnould | Passengers: |
| | Duration record |
| | Germaine to Le Mele-sur-Sarthe. France |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron A-530. Le Primagaz | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 15007.9 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 40 h | 12 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | FAI records | Updated | 2000-11-28 |
| | Date: | 1984-09-18 | Pilot: | Joseph W. Kittinger | 1928- | USA |
| | Copilot: | Solo flight | Passengers: |
| | First solo Atlantic crossing by balloon. |
| | Caribou. Maine. Sept 15 - Cairo Montenotte. Italy. Sept 18. |
| | Broke leg on landing. |
| | Aerostat: | Yost GB-55. Rosie O'Grady. Helium. | Gas Balloon | Volume | 2873.59 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 5703 km | 3544 miles | Duration: | 83 h | 40 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | World Records. National Geographic Feb 1985 | Updated | 2000-02-06 |
| | Date: | 1984-10-13 | Pilot: | Nikki Caplan | USA |
| | Copilot: | Jane C. Buckless | Passengers: |
| | First all female crew in Gordon Bennett |
| | Airport Kloten. Zürich to Villefrance. 11th place |
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| | Aerostat: | N-63SP Emil Messner | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1047.72 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 338 km | 210 miles | Duration: | 16 h | 20 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | UH Gordon Bennett | Updated | 1999-08-27 |
| | Date: | 1984-10-15 | Pilot: | Karl Spenger | SUI |
| | Copilot: | Martin Messner | Passengers: |
| | 28th Gordon Bennett race 1984. 1st place |
| | Zurich (Kloten Airport). Switzerland to La Rochelle. France |
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| | Aerostat: | HB-BFC Jura | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1050 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 793 km | 493 miles | Duration: | 43 h | 8 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated | 2001-10-31 |
| | Date: | 1984-11-20 | Pilot: | Julian Nott | GBR |
| | Copilot: | Spider Anderson | Passengers: |
| | World Distance record |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron NCULD-1 | Superpressure Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 2391 km | 1486 miles | Duration: | 33 h | 9 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | FAI | Updated | 1999-02-24 |
| | Date: | 1985-01-27 | Pilot: | Harold Warner | CAN |
| | Copilot: | Phillip A. Johnson | Passengers: |
| | Distance record |
| | Calgary. Alberta. Canada to Arnold. Nebraska. USA |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron A-210 Challenge | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 5946.54 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 1470.62 km | 914 miles | Duration: | 27 h | 23 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | FAI records | Updated | 2000-11-23 |
| | Date: | 1985-07-20 | Pilot: | David N. Levin | 1948- | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | 7th World Hot Air Balloon Championship. 1st place |
| | Battle Creek. Michigan. USA |
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| | Aerostat: | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Result list | Updated | 2002-03-12 |
| | Date: | 1985-08-25 | Pilot: | Henk Brink | NED |
| | Copilot: | Evelien Brink. Evert Louwman | Passengers: |
| | Atlantic attempt. |
| | St Johns. August 25 -26. Ditched about 800 miles west of Ireland. |
| | Distance not verified. 2250 claimed |
| | Aerostat: | Cameron R- . Flying Dutchman | Rozière Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 2000 km | 1243 miles | Duration: | 26 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Aerostat 86:5. UH95 | Updated | 1999-04-15 |
| | Date: | 1985-09-29 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Gert Scholz | Passengers: |
| | 29th Gordon Bennett race 1985. 1st place |
| | Geneva (Cologny Sport Centre). Switzerland to Sanary. Toulon. France |
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| | Aerostat: | HB-BBL Volksbank | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1050 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 342 km | 213 miles | Duration: | 21 h | 9 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated | 2001-10-31 |
| | Date: | 1986-08-29 | Pilot: | Jacqueline Sax-Van Havere | BEL |
| | Copilot: | Solo flight | Passengers: |
| | First solo crossing of the Channel by a woman |
| | Capel-le-Ferme. Folkstone. Kent. UK to Oye Plage. Calais. France |
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| | Aerostat: | Planta 1. OO-BLA | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 2200 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 29 miles | Duration: | 2 h | 30 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Jean Sax | Updated | 2003-03-04 |
| | Date: | 1986-09-02 | Pilot: | Henk Brink | NED |
| | Copilot: | Evelien Brink. Willem Hageman | Passengers: |
| | First successful Atlantic crossing by Rozière balloon. |
| | St. Johns. Aug 31 - Almere. Netherlands. Sep 2 |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron R-255. Dutch Viking. Helium. | Rozière Balloon | Volume | 7220.8 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4057.7 km | 2521 miles | Duration: | 51 h | 14 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Aerostat 86:5. 92:1.FAI. Troy Bradley | Updated | 1999-06-03 |
| | Date: | 1986-10-19 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Gert Scholz | Passengers: |
| | 30th Gordon Bennett race 1986. 1st place |
| | Salzburg. Austria to Paasdorf. Austria |
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| | Aerostat: | HB-BBL Volksbank | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1050 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 272.43 km | 169 miles | Duration: | 19 h | 11 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated | 2001-10-31 |
| | Date: | 1986-11-20 | Pilot: | Peter Peterka | SUI |
| | Copilot: | Jean-Paul Kuenzi | Passengers: |
| | 4th World Gas Balloon Championships. 1st place |
| | Glendale. Arizona. USA |
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| | Aerostat: | Gas Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Result list | Updated | 2002-03-13 |
| | Date: | 1987-01-10 | Pilot: | William E. Bussey | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Distance record |
| | Longview. Texas to Philadelphia. Missouri |
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| | Aerostat: | Barnes FF-6B. N37546 | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 521.34 km | 324 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | FAI records | Updated | 2000-11-28 |
| | Date: | 1987-07-03 | Pilot: | Per Axel Lindstrand | 1948- | SWE |
| | Copilot: | Richard Branson | Passengers: |
| | First Atlantic crossing by Hot Air Balloon |
| | Sugar Loaf Mountain. Maine. July 2nd - Linavady. Ireland - Irish Sea. July 3rd. |
| | Ditched in Irish Sea after record. First Atlantic crossing by Hot Air Balloon |
| | Aerostat: | Colt 2500A. Virgin Atlantic Flyer. G-USUK | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 60513 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4486.5 km | 2788 miles | Duration: | 31 h | 41 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Aerostat 87:4. World Records. FAI | Updated | 1999-09-15 |
| | Date: | 1987-09-12 | Pilot: | Albert Nels | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | 8th World Hot Air Balloon Championship. 1st place |
| | Stubenberg. Austria |
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| | Aerostat: | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Result list | Updated | 2002-03-12 |
| | Date: | 1987-10-05 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Gert Scholz | Passengers: |
| | 31st Gordon Bennett race 1987. 1st place |
| | Seefeld. Austria to Scoce. Titograd. Yugoslavia |
| | Sixth trophy won by Austria. (Fifth trophy was lost during the war) |
| | Aerostat: | HB-BBL Volksbank | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1050 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 852 km | 529 miles | Duration: | 32 h | 16 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated | 2001-10-31 |
| | Date: | 1988-02-27 | Pilot: | LTU |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Foundation of Lithuanian Ballooning Association |
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| | Aerostat: | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Gunars Dukste | Updated | 2004-03-29 |
| | Date: | 1988-06-06 | Pilot: | Per Axel Lindstrand | 1948- | SWE |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Highest altitude reached by a Hot Air Balloon. |
| | Laredo. Texas. |
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| | Aerostat: | Colt 600A. G-FLMS.Stratoquest. | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 16905 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 19811 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Aerostat 88:4. World Records. | Updated | 1999-09-15 |
| | Date: | 1988-07-02 | Pilot: | Franz Josef "Jojo" Maes | 1933- | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First pilot to fly over 100 000 km in gas balloons. |
| | Jojo Maes flight no 782. |
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| | Aerostat: | Gas Balloons | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 100000 km | 62137 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Jojo log book | Updated | 1996-05-21 |
| | Date: | 1988-08-06 | Pilot: | Oliver Holmes | GBR |
| | Copilot: | Richard Barr. John Derricott | Passengers: |
| | First crossing of the North Sea by Hot Air Balloon. |
| | Mintlaw. Scotland-Fabjerg. Denmark |
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| | Aerostat: | Colt A300. G-RAPE | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 8495.05 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 643 km | 400 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 5400 | meters |
| | Source: | Aerostat 89:1 | Updated | 1996-10-24 |
| | Date: | 1988-08-07 | Pilot: | Oscar Lindström | 1963- | SWE |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Winner of the First World Hot Air Airship Championships |
| | Luxembourg July 29 - 7 August 1988 |
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| | Aerostat: | Hot Air Airship | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | SBF register | Updated | 2000-02-08 |
| | Date: | 1988-08-18 | Pilot: | Henk Brink | NED |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Flight with 50 people in a Hot Air Balloon. |
| | Lelystad airport. Holland |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron A850. Nashua 1 | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 24069.3 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Aerostat 88:4 | Updated | 1996-10-24 |
| | Date: | 1988-10-01 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Gert Scholz | Passengers: |
| | 5th World Gas Balloon Championships. 1st place |
| | Augsberg. Germany |
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| | Aerostat: | Gas Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Result list | Updated | 2002-03-13 |
| | Date: | 1988-10-25 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Gert Scholz | Passengers: |
| | 32nd Gordon Bennett race 1988. 1st place |
| | Bregenz. Austria to Kleinike. 40 km N Skopje. Yoguslavia |
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| | Aerostat: | OE-PZS Polarstern | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1050 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 1110.9 km | 690 miles | Duration: | 41 h | 9 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated | 2001-10-31 |
| | Date: | 1988-11-13 | Pilot: | Michio Kanda | JPN |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Altitude World record |
| | Kamioka-machi. Yoshiki-Gun. Gifu-ken (Japan) |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron O-77. Comet-Go. JA-A337 | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 2195 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 12910 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | FAI file 233 | Updated | 2004-03-23 |
| | Date: | 1989-02-15 | Pilot: | Fumio Niwa | JPN |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Attempt to cross the Pacific. |
| | Yokohama-840 miles SE Tokyo |
| | Ditched Feb 18 |
| | Aerostat: | Helium | Gas Balloon | Volume | 2500 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 82 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Aerostat 89:2. BF 36:4-1989. UH95. Troy Bradley | Updated | 2000-02-06 |
| | Date: | 1989-09-17 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Gert Scholz | Passengers: |
| | 33rd Gordon Bennett race 1989. 1st place |
| | Lech am Arlberg. Austria to Batorliget. Debrecen. Hungary |
| | Fourth nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times |
| | Aerostat: | OE-PZS Polarstern | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1050 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 911.2 km | 566 miles | Duration: | 37 h | 33 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated | 2004-03-20 |
| | Date: | 1989-10-18 | Pilot: | Franz Josef "Jojo" Maes | 1933- | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | First pilot to spend over 5 000 hours in gas balloons. |
| | Jojo Maes flight no 856. |
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| | Aerostat: | Gas Balloons | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 111670 km | 69389 miles | Duration: | 5000 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Jojo log book | Updated | 1996-05-21 |
| | Date: | 1989-11-27 | Pilot: | Benedikt Haggeney | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | 9th World Hot Air Balloon Championship. 1st place |
| | Saga. Japan |
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| | Aerostat: | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Result list | Updated | 2002-03-12 |
| | Date: | 1990-05-09 | Pilot: | Michio Kanda | JPN |
| | Copilot: | Sabu Ichiyoshi | Passengers: | Atsushi Saito. camera crew |
| | First Japanese balloon over Himalaya |
| | Near Mt Everest. Failed to fly over the peak |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron A-250. JAA-456 | Hot Air Balloon | Volume | 7079.21 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Sabu Ichiyoshi 2002-01-26 | Updated | 2002-01-31 |
| | Date: | 1990-06-24 | Pilot: | Herbert V. Wiley | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Wreck of Macon found. wrecked 1935-02-12 |
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| | Aerostat: | Goodyear ZRS5 Macon | Rigid Airship | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | National Geographic Jan 92. Aerostat 92:1 | Updated | 1996-04-22 |
| | Date: | 1990-08-10 | Pilot: | Vincent Dupuis | FRA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | 2nd World Hot Air Airship Championships. 1st place |
| | Clumber Park. UK |
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| | Aerostat: | Hot Air Airship | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Result list | Updated | 2002-03-13 |
| | Date: | 1990-09-03 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Gert Scholz | Passengers: |
| | 34th Gordon Bennett race 1990. 1st place |
| | Lech am Arlberg. Austria to Schiave di Abruzzo (Pescara). Italy |
| | Seventh trophy won by Austria with same crew all 6 times. Second to win 2 trophies |
| | Aerostat: | OE-PZS Polarstern | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1050 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 692.5 km | 430 miles | Duration: | 33 h | 20 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Gordon Bennett result list | Updated | 2001-11-01 |
| | Date: | 1990-09-21 | Pilot: | Jana Vodsedalkova | CZE |
| | Copilot: | Olina Vodsedalkova | Passengers: |
| | First all female crew in Gas Balloon World Championships |
| | Tyndall. South Dakota. USA. 11th place |
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| | Aerostat: | Gas Balloon | Gas Balloon | Volume | 1050 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | UH Who is Who | Updated | 2002-01-30 |
| | Date: | 1990-09-30 | Pilot: | Nick Saum | USA |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Winner of the First World Rozière Balloon Championships |
| | Tyndall. South Dakota. USA |
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| | Aerostat: | Rozière balloon | Rozière Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | SBF register | Updated | 2000-02-08 |
| | Date: | 1990-09-30 | Pilot: | Josef Starkbaum | 1934- | AUT |
| | Copilot: | Gert Scholz | Passengers: |
| | 6th World Gas Balloon Championships. 1st place |
| | Pheasant Run Farm. Tyndall. South Dakota. USA |
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| | Aerostat: | Gas Balloon | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 km | 0 miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Result list | Updated | 2002-03-13 |
| | Date: | 1990-10-03 | Pilot: | Donald A. Cameron | 1939- | GBR |
| | Copilot: | Gennadi Oparin | Passengers: |
| | First flight United Kingdom to USSR. (Ledurga. Latvia) |
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| | Aerostat: | Cameron R60. G-BRGU. Doctus | Rozière Balloon | Volume | 2115 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 1705.2 km | 1060 miles | Duration: | 45 h | 13 | min | Altitude: | 5029 | meters |
| | Source: | Aerostat 90:5 | Updated | 2000-02-05 |
| | Date: | 1990-10-27 | Pilot: | Alfred Eckert | 1916- | GER |
| | Copilot: | Passengers: |
| | Alfred Eckert gas balloon flight no 1 000 |
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| | Aerostat: | Gas Balloons | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 55198 km | 34298 miles | Duration: | 3590 h | 0 | min | Altitude: | 0 | meters |
| | Source: | Der Freiballon 91:1 | Updated | 1996-05-21 |
| | © Hans Åkerstedt | | 2010-02-09 |