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| Starting Point: | Solbosch, Bruxelles, Belgium | September 23, 1923 |
The story
Pilots Name |
Co-Pilots Name |
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| Rank | Country | Last | First | Last | First | BalloonName | LandingPlace | Distance km | Time |
1 |
BEL |
Demuyter |
Ernest |
Coeckelbergh |
Leon |
Belgica |
Sköllersta/Sweden |
1155 |
21:00 |
2 |
BEL |
Veenstra |
Alexander |
Quersin |
Philippe |
. | . | 1005 |
. |
3 |
SUI |
Armbruster |
Capt. Paul |
Bachmann |
Dr. O. |
Helvetia |
Flensburg/Germany |
546 |
10:05 |
4 |
SPA |
Guillen |
. | Sierra |
. | Jesu Fernando Duro |
. | 328 |
. |
5 |
FRA |
Bienaime |
Maurice |
Ravaine |
Georges |
La Picardie |
. | 282 |
. |
6 |
USA |
Lawrence |
. | Reicheldorfer |
. | US Navy |
. | 178 |
. |
7 |
GBR |
Dunville |
John |
Dunville |
R. L. |
. | . | 139 |
. |
8 |
SPA |
Magdalena |
E. |
Baselga |
. | Espheria |
Woldendorp/Netherlands |
134 |
. |
9 |
USA |
Olmstead |
. | Choptaw |
. | US Army S6 |
Moerdyck |
130 |
. |
10 |
SUI |
Piccard |
Prof. Auguste |
Stahel |
E. |
Zürich |
Happert/Netherlands |
85 |
1:35 |
11 |
SUI |
Grüningen |
Ch. von |
Wehren |
F. |
Genf |
Moll/Belgium |
67 |
1:10 |
12 |
FRA |
Dubois |
Jules |
Debray |
. | . | . | 64 |
. |
13 |
FRA |
Blanchet |
Georges M. |
Jacqmotte |
E. |
. | . | 57 |
. |
14 |
SPA |
Gomez |
Guill. |
Penaranda |
. | Polar |
Heijst op den Berg/Belgium |
54 |
. |
15 |
GBR |
Spencer |
Capt. Percival |
Berry |
John |
Margaret |
North Sea |
no res. |
. |
16 |
BEL |
Labrousse |
Capt. M. |
. | . | Ville de Bruxelles |
. | no start |
. |
17 |
USA |
Honeywell |
Harry E. |
. | . | Uncle Sam |
. | no start |
. |
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