Transatlantic balloon crossing success

Title

Transatlantic balloon crossing success

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:05:17

Description

Press conference in Paris by co-pilot Max Anderson on the successful transatlantic crossing by hot air balloon by the US team crossing the Atlantic, Ireland and England and landing in a cornfield short of Paris in their balloon, Double Eagle. Describes how they had to throw much of their equipment overboard to gain height at some points and describes life on board.

Contributors

Max Anderson

Keywords

France; Record attempts; Balloons; Atlantic Ocean; Ben Abruzzo; Larry Newman

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