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| Starting Point: | Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA | October 21, 1907 |
The story
Pilots Name |
Co-Pilots Name |
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| Rank | Country | Last | First | Last | First | BalloonName | LandingPlace | Distance km | Time |
1 |
GER |
Erbslöh |
Oskar |
Clayton |
Henry Helm |
Pommern |
Bradley Beach/Monmouth County/New Jersey |
1403.55 |
40:00 |
2 |
FRA |
Leblanc |
Albert |
Mix |
Edgar W. |
Isle de France |
Herbertsville |
1394.46 |
44:03 |
3 |
GER |
Abercron |
Capt. Hugo von |
Hidemann |
Hans |
Düsseldorf |
Dover/Delaware |
1282.95 |
39:50 |
4 |
USA |
McCoy |
James C. |
Chandler |
Cpt. Charles |
America |
Pawtuzent/Maryland |
1168.75 |
38:30 |
5 |
USA |
Hawley |
Alan R. |
Post |
Augustus |
St.Louis |
Westminster/Maryland |
1149.51 |
36:59 |
6 |
GER |
Meckel |
Paul |
Denig |
Dr. Rudolf |
Abercron |
Manassas/Virginia |
1110.50 |
38:35 |
7 |
FRA |
Gasnier |
René |
Levée |
Charles |
Anjou |
Mineral/Virginia |
1082.19 |
38:10 |
8 |
USA |
Hersey |
Maj. Henry B. |
Atherholt |
Arthur A. |
United States |
. | 1003.47 |
35:10 |
9 |
GBR |
Brewer |
Griffith |
Brabazon |
Lt. Claude |
Lotus II |
Sabina/Ohio |
577.97 |
24:40 |
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