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1920 - 9th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Birmingham, Alabama, USA October 23, 1920

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

BEL

Demuyter

Ernest

Labrousse

Capt. M.

Belgica

North Hero Island/Lake Champlain/Canada

1769

40:15

2

USA

Honeywell

Harry E.

. .

Uncle Sam

.

1600

48:26

3

ITA

Valle

Guiseppe di

. .

Audens

Homer/New York

1400

.

4

ITA

Medori

Lt.Col. Ugo

. . . .

1080

.

5

USA

Upson

Ralph H.

Orman

Ward T. van

. .

1050

.

6

USA

Thompson

Ltn. R. E.

. . . .

935

.

7

FRA

Hirschauer

. . . . .

800

.

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