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1933 - 21st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Expo Century of Progress, Chicago, Illinois, USA September 2nd, 1933

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

POL

Hynek

Franciszek

Burzynski

Zbigniew

Kosciuszko

Port Neuf/Quebec/Canada

1361

38:32

2

USA

Settle

Lt. T.G.W.

Kendall

Lt.

US Navy

Lake Ontario

1248

51:00

3

USA

Orman

Ward T. van

Trotter

Frank A.

Goodyear IX

Ca.

791

.

4

GER

Schütze

Richard

Körner

(Dr.)

Deutschland

Klingstone/Michigan

403

26:00

5

BEL

Quersin

Philippe

Schelle

Martial van

. .

368

.

6

FRA

Ravaine

Georges

Blanchet

Georges M.

Verdun

.

249

.

7

GER

Deku

Erich

Opel

Fritz v.

Wilhelm von Opel

.

no start

.

8

SUI

Tilgenkamp

Dr. E.

Maag

Ernest

. .

no start

.

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