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1911 - 6th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Gasworks, Kansas City, USA October 5, 1911

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

GER

Gericke

Hans

Duncker

Otto

Berlin II

Holcombe/Wisconsin

757.84

12:28

2

USA

Lahm

Ltn. Frank P.

Wade

J.H.

Buckeye

Lacrose/Wisconsin

656.47

8:52

3

GER

Vogt

Ltn. L.

Schöller

Ltn. Martin

Berlin I

Austin/Minnesota

563.15

16:20

4

FRA

Dubonnet

Emile

Dupont

Pierre

Condor III

Mingo/Iowa

471.44

29:12

5

USA

Berry

John W.

McCullongh

.

Million Population Cl.

Mason City

442.48

23:00

6

USA

Assmann

William F.

Hulbert

C.

America II

Emmetsburg

321.8

5:50


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