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1997 - 41st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: Warstein/Sauerland, Germany September 7. 1997

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

FRA

Leys

Vincent

Leys

Jean-Francois

F-PPSE Le Petit Prince

Vama Veche/Rumania

1732.5

2

USA

Levin

David

Sullivan

Mark

D-OWML

Vama Veche/Rumania

1732.3

3

NET

Jurg

Rien

Houten

Ron van

PH-KTS Festo

Vama Veche/Rumania

1732.2

4

GER

Höhl

Josef

Fink

Thomas

D-OCOL Isenbeck

Mangalia/Rumania

1726.9

5

USA

Wallace

John Mike

Brielmann

Kevin

N1636S Spirit of Sprinfield

Constanza/Rumania

1725.7

6

GER

Eimers

Wilhelm

Landsmann

Bernd

D-OOWE Warsteiner

Sulina/Rumania

1719.3

7

GER

Brachtendorf

Heinz

Hutmacher

Karl-Heinz

D-OBCW

Tulcea/Rumania

1690.7

8

POL

Makne

Stefan

Halas

Pjotr

SP-BZO Polonez

Cahul/Moldawia

1570.5

9

SUI

Stoll

Christian

Najer

Werner

D-OCFT

Jorasti/Rumania

1550.8

39:35

10

AUT

Fürstner

Johann

Stürzlinger

Gerald

D-OBFA Ballonfabrik Augsburg

Slovenske Pravno/Slowakia

792

22:10

11

GBR

Harris

Jonathan

Wilkinson

Andrew

G-BIHP Belgica

Pistan/Slowakia

770.1

12

USA

Bradley

Troy

Bradley

Tamara

N69RW Aspen

Dunaj Streda/Slowakia

766.6

13

AUT

Pircher

Othmar

Girardi

Peter

OE-ZZI

Uhersky/Hodonin/Slovakia

702.1

19:10

14

GBR

Donelly

Tom

Wolstenholme

Colin

G-ROMS

Techarovice/Czech Republic

452.2

14:47

15

AUT

Starkbaum

Josef

Starkbaum

Roland

OE-PZS Polarstern

no start


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