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1909 - 4th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Zürich, Gasfactory Schlieren October 3rd 1909

The story:

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

USA

Mix

Edgar W.

Roussel

André

America II

Gustovo/Ostrolenka NE Warzaw/Poland

1121.11

35:07

2

FRA

Leblanc

Alfred

Delebeque

J.

Ile de France

Zazriva/Hungaria

817.17

22:53

3

SUI

Messner

Capt. Emil

Givaudan

Leon

Azurea

Thule/Upper Silesia/Germany

803.7

22:23

4

SUI

Schaeck

Col. Theodor

Armbruster

Paul

Helvetia

Strelitz/Germany

772.02

19:45

5

FRA

Bienaime

Maurice

Francia

Jean de

Picardie

Blaschewitz/Glogau/Germany

758.7

21:26

6

GER

Bröckelmann

Dr. K.

Kempken

(Dr.)

Berlin

Nesseldorf/Moravia/Germany

753.25

22:12

7

SUI

Beauclair

Victor de

Einsiedel

(Duke v.)

Cognac

Possnitz/Upper Silesia/Germany

747.13

20:25

8

GER

Meckel

Paul

Mulch

(O.Ing.) W.

Busley

Laz/Tioncson/Hungaria

728.18

23:16

9

BEL

Broukere

Leon de

Hansen

Hr.

Utopie

Kunzendorf/Moravia/Germany

724.91

19:56

10

GER

Abercron

Capt. Hugo von

Goltzheim

Stach von

Düsseldorf II

Habensdorf

701.74

22:43

11

FRA

Dubonnet

Emile

Dupont

Pierre

Condor

Neudorf near Reichenbach/Saxony/Germany

699.63

20:00

12

ITA

Frassinetti

Capt. Romeo

Cobianchi

M?

Zixa

Nomojan/Wischau/Moravia/Germany

663.15

25:23

13

ITA

Piacenza

Guido

Bellia

Edgardo

Albatros

Zieley-Riebnau/Bohemia/Germany

660.71

21:03

14

AUT

Schlein

Dr. A.

Sigmundt

Dr. E. C. v.

Austria

Landshut/Lundenburg/Germany

647.84

16:22

15

GBR

McClean

Franc K.

Singer

A. M.

The Planet

Rinenen Jicin/Bohemia/Germany

604.9

18:28

16

BEL

Geerts

Georges

. .

Ville de Bruxelles

Ober-Yesoway/Bohemia/Germany

576.57

18:33

17

BEL

Vleminkx

A.

Fierz

H.

Jesus Duro

Baumgartenberg/Hofstetten/Germany

444.88

14:11


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