CIA NOTABLE

Part 21. Many hours or Flights

1870-03-26

Charles Green dies.

Pilot:

Charles Green

Copilot:

Has made 526 flights. ( 527 according History of Aeronautics p260)

1880-June

First pilot to make 1000 gas balloon ascents

Pilot:

Henry Coxwell

Copilot:

Henry Coxwell probably made around 1100 flights total

Last flight 17th June 1885

1885-

Considered to have made over 1000 gas balloon ascents

Pilot:

François-Louis Godard

Copilot:

Brother of Pierre-Eugène and Jules Godard

1885-

Considered to have made over 1000 gas balloon ascents

Pilot:

Jules Godard

Copilot:

Brother of Pierre-Eugène and François-Louis Godard

1890-

Considered to have made over 1000 gas balloon ascents

Pilot:

Pierre-Eugène Godard

Copilot:

Brother of François-Louis and Jules Godard

1988-07-02

First pilot to fly over 100 000 km in gas balloons.

Pilot:

Franz Josef "Jojo" Maes

Copilot:

Jojo Maes flight no 782.

1989-10-18

First pilot to spend over 5 000 hours in gas balloons.

Pilot:

Franz Josef "Jojo" Maes

Copilot:

Jojo Maes flight no 856.

1990-10-27

Alfred Eckert gas balloon flight no 1 000

Pilot:

Alfred Eckert

Copilot:

1992-12-29

Jojo Maes gas balloon flight no 1 000

Pilot:

Franz Josef "Jojo" Maes

Copilot:

1993-10-13

First female pilot to make over 1 000 flights in gas balloons.

Pilot:

Helma Sjuts

Copilot:

1996-04-21

Jojo Maes gas balloon flight no 1 111

Pilot:

Franz Josef "Jojo" Maes

Copilot:

Also 1075 hot air balloon flights

1997-02-01

Free Balloon Pilot licence holder during 50 years

Pilot:

Don Piccard

Copilot:

1998-03-01

Gas Balloon Pilot licence holder during 50 years

Pilot:

Nini Boesman

Copilot:

2001-11-03

Jojo Maes gas balloon flight no 1 300

Pilot:

Franz Josef "Jojo" Maes

Copilot:

Hans Åkerstedt

Marl. Germany to Laage-Lippe

Total hours flown: 8 995:51. Total distance flown: 201 362 km

© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt

2008-05-16