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1996 - 40th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Warstein/Sauerland, Germany September 28, 1996

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

GER

Eimers

Wilhelm

Landsmann

Bernd

D-OCOL Columbus II

Petrosani/Rumania

1286.9

72:01

2

USA

Wallace

John Mike

Brielmann

Kevin

N1636S Spirit of Sprinfield

Szatmargseke/Hungaria

1087.3

54:18

3

AUT

Fürstner

Johann

Stürzlinger

Gerald

D-OBFA Ballonfabrik Augsburg

Bacsalmas/Hungaria

1004.3

41:19

4

SUI

Imstepf

Max

Frieden

Kurt

HB-BZH Stadt Will

Bacsalmas/Hungaria

1002.8

34:46

5

SUI

Stoll

Christian

Najer

Werner

D-OCFT

Bacsalmas/Hungaria

1000.5

39:44

6

SUI

Fröhlin

Hansjörg

Vollenweider

Walter

HB-BTE Circus Knie

Harmashatr Hegy/Hungaria

879.6

41:36

7

AUT

Starkbaum

Josef

Starkbaum

Roland

OE-PZS Polarstern

Zarovice/Czech Republik

687.2

22:47

8

GER

Höhl

Josef

Schubert

Dr. Alexander

D-OWML

Zarovice/Czech Republik

645.9

21:03

9

POL

Makne

Stefan

Brzozowski

SP-BZO Polonez

Zarow/Poland

567.7

16:32

10

NET

Jurg

Rien

Houten

Ron van

PH-KTS Festo

Ostritz/Germany

459.4

16:07

11

USA

Abruzzo

Richard

Melton

David

G-BWOK

Hirschfelde/Germany

456.8

14:03

12

GER

Brachtendorf

Heinz

Hutmacher

Karl-Heinz

D-Columbus II

Jänkendorf/Germany

449.5

13:33

13

USA

Bradley

Troy

Bradley

Tamara

D-OLAF

Jestribi/Czech Republik

446.1

13:33

14

AUT

Wagner

Silvia

Lewetz

Thomas

OE-ZZI

Torgau/Germany

324.2

10:35


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