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1930 - 19th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Cleveland, Ohio, USA September 1, 1930

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

USA

Orman

Ward T. van

McCracken

Alan L.

Goodyear VIII

Norfolk/Massachusetts

872

27:56

2

BEL

Demuyter

Ernest

Coeckelbergh

Leon

Belgica

Adams/Massachusetts

720

.

3

USA

Hill

Edward J.

Schlosser

Arthur G.

Detroit

Albany/New York

671

.

4

USA

Blair

Roland J.

Trotter

F.A.

Cleveland

Copenhagen/New York

559

.

5

GER

Kaulen jr.

Dr. Hugo

Götze

Carl

Barmen

Pittsfield/New York

551

19:00

6

FRA

Boitard

Albert

Herbe

J.

Pierre Fisbach

Smithville/Ontario/Canada

265

.

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