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| Starting Point: | Solbosch, Bruxelles, Belgium | June 15, 1924 |
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 |
St.Abb's Head/Edinburgh/Scottland |
714 |
43:16 |
2 |
FRA |
Laporte |
Fernand |
Jacqmotte |
E. |
Ville de Bordeaux |
Shoreham/Sussex |
330 |
33:18 |
3 |
ITA |
Valle |
Comm. Guiseppe di |
Ilari |
Comm.Eraldo |
Ciampino V |
Thiergeville-les-Fecamp |
301 |
21:34 |
4 |
ITA |
Grassi |
(Maj.) |
Medori |
Maj. Ugo |
Aerostiere III |
Ecullez-les-Moret |
295 |
26:55 |
5 |
SPA |
Casas |
Lt. R. |
Jaurequy |
J. |
Hespherio |
Rhodon-St.Remy-les-Chev. |
286 |
25:45 |
6 |
USA |
Honeywell |
Harry E. |
Timmons |
C.W. |
Uncle Sam |
Gouy par Boos |
284 |
21:20 |
7 |
GBR |
Spencer |
Capt. Percival |
Berry |
John |
Margaret |
Dieppe/France |
256 |
21:45 |
8 |
SUI |
Armbruster |
Capt. Paul |
Bachmann |
Dr. O. |
Helvetia |
St.Martin au Bosc |
222 |
29:40 |
9 |
SPA |
Balbas |
Ct. V. |
Maldonado |
Maj. E. |
Cpt. Penaranda |
Gamaches/Somme/France |
222 |
31:10 |
10 |
FRA |
Bienaime |
Maurice |
Latu |
René |
La Picardie |
Bray Rully/Oise/France |
213 |
28:00 |
11 |
GBR |
Baldwin |
(Sq.Lead.) |
Grosvenor |
(Lord) |
Banshee III |
Noineville |
212 |
23:20 |
12 |
BEL |
Labrousse |
Capt. M. |
Dewandre |
(Comm.) |
Ville de Bruxelles |
Gengoulph |
207 |
24:45 |
13 |
SPA |
La Llave |
J. |
Magdalena |
E. |
Jesu Fernando Duro |
Bergneuilles/Ltt. |
173 |
35:53 |
14 |
USA |
Orman |
Ward T. van |
Wollam |
Carl K. |
Goodyear III |
Amstelveen/Amsterdam/Netherlands |
170 |
35:17 |
15 |
FRA |
Cormier |
Georges |
. | . | Anjou IV |
Herpy-le-Chateau Por. |
144 |
25:35 |
16 |
USA |
Peek |
(Maj.) |
Gray |
Lt. H.C. |
US Army |
Ligneuville-les-Malmedy |
128 |
24:30 |
17 |
BEL |
Veenstra |
Alexander |
Quersin |
Philippe |
Prince Leopold |
Leffinghe/Oostende/Belgium |
112 |
33:20 |
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