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1913 - 8th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France October 12, 1913

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

USA

Upson

Ralph H.

Preston

R.A.L.

Goodyear

Bampton, Bridlington, Devon, England

618

43:30

2

USA

Honeywell

Harry E.

Wade

J.H.

Uncle Sam

.

483

29:35

3

ITA

Pastine

Giovanni

Tullio

Benigni

Roma

.

457

32:25

4

SUI

Armbruster

Capt. Paul

Seiffert

H.

Helvetia

Bolazec/France

442

30:00

5

SUI

Beauclair

Victor de

Biehly

Dr. H.

Zürich

Kergavacu/France

438

29:55

6

FRA

Rumpelmayer

René

Goldschmidt

Gustave

Stella

.

437

.

7

BEL

Demuyter

Ernest

Vleminkx

A.

Belgica

St.Michel-en-Greve/France

435

32:00

8

AUT

Sigmundt

Dr. E. C. v.

. .

Astarte

.

425

.

9

FRA

Leblanc

Alfred

Dubonnet

Emile

Ile de France

.

422

.

10

BEL

Gerard

Leon

Nuffel

(van)

Patrie

.

415

.

11

GBR

Francia

Jean de

Welby-Jourdan

.

Honeymoon

.

377

.

12

ITA

Agostini

.

Valle

Guiseppe di

B.A.

.

364

.

13

FRA

Bienaime

Maurice

Schneider

Jacques

La Picardie

.

363

.

14

GBR

Dunville

John

Corbet

Capt.

Banshee

.

362

.

15

GER

Pohl

Baron Gustav v.

Perlewitz

Dr. Paul

Hamburg II

.

347

29:10

16

GER

Kaulen

Hugo

Schmitz

Bruno

Duisburg

.

318

28:00

17

AUT

Lehnert

F.W.

Kirsch

.

Frankfurt

.

289

.

18

GER

Berliner

Hans

Mann

Carl Richard

Metzeler

.

274

25:10

19

USA

Watts

John

Quisenberg

.

Kansas City

.

no start

.

20

AUT

Hans

Dr.

. .

Zeppelin

.

no start

.

21

SUI

Palmarini

. . .

Azurea

.

no start

.

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