Transatlantic balloon crossing success

Title

Transatlantic balloon crossing success

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 Aug 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:44

Description

Pat Abruzzo on the success of her husband Ben’s transatlantic crossing in the hot air balloon Double Eagle. He was the captain of the US team that crossed over the Atlantic, Ireland, England and landed in France, just short of Paris.

Contributors

Pat Abruzzo

Keywords

Record attempts; Balloons; Atlantic Ocean; Ben Abruzzo; Larry Newman; Max Anderson

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