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1925 - 14th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Solbosch, Bruxelles, Belgium June 7, 1925

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

BEL

Veenstra

Alexander

Quersin

Philippe

Prince Leopold

Cap Torinana/Loya/Spain

1345

47:30

2

BEL

Demuyter

Ernest

Coeckelbergh

Leon

Belgique

Quimper/Bretangne/France

681.5

3

ITA

Valle

Cap. Guiseppe di

Paonessa

Cpt. G

Ciampino V

Pontivy

598

.

4

ITA

Grassi

(Maj.)

Tarantolo

.

Aerostiere III

Romille

537.5

.

5

FRA

Bienaime

Maurice

Ravaine

Georges

La Picardie

Coutance

472.5

.

6

BEL

Labrousse

Capt. M.

Dewandre

(Comm.)

Ville de Bruxelles

Hauteville

472

.

7

SUI

Bachmann

Dr. O.

Traxler

E.

Helvetia II

Containville/France

470

.

8

GBR

Dunville

John

Baldwin

(Sq.Lead.)

Banshee III

Auderville

465

.

9

GBR

Spencer

Capt. Percival

Berry

John

Miramar

Beaumont Huyne

463

.

10

ITA

Ilari

Maj. Eraldo

Precerutti

(de)

Ciampino III

Octiville

430.5

.

11

USA

Flood

Lt. W. J.

McCormick

.

S-14

Le Treport

228.5

.

12

SPA

La Llave

J.

Ansaldo

J.M.

Jesu Fernando Duro

Cayeux sur Mer

213

.

13

FRA

Blanchet

Georges M.

Montjon

(de)

Maroc

Le Crotoy

205

.

14

GBR

Johnston

.

Douglas

.

Elsie

Etaple/Calais/France

197.5

.

15

SPA

Suesena

.

Reveras

.

Cpt. Penaranda

Thiennes

143.5

.

16

USA

Orman

Ward T. van

Wollam

Carl K.

Goodyear III

Gulf of Biscay

no res.

.

17

FRA

. . . .

Grand Charles

Gulf of Biscay

no res.

.

18

. . . . .

Esperto

Gulf of Biscay

no res.

.

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