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2000 - 44th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Starting Point: St. Hubert, Belgium September 9, 2000

The story

   

Pilots Name

Co-Pilots Name

       
Rank Country Last First Last First BalloonName LandingPlace Distance km Time

1

GER

Eimers

Wilhelm

Landsmann

Bernd

.

Malmo, Swede

795.7

70:49

2

USA

Abruzzo

Richard

Rymer-Davis

Carol

.

Capoli, Italy

745.3

49:06

3

NED

Jurg

Rien

Houten

Ron van

. Matrei, Austria 623.0 46:51
4

SWE

Akerstedt

Hans

Balkedal

Jan

. St. Hilaire, France 432.3 47:25
5 USA Kulger John Sheese Ralph . Sussey, France 322.8 45:37
6 SUI Frieden Kurt Knobelspiess Manual . Mille le Four, France 278.6 33:44

7

AUT

Fürstner

Johann

Stürzlinger

Gerald

.

Cap Gris-Nez, France

276.9

41:35

8

USA

Herschend

James

Levin

David

.

Villelevin, France

256.2

50:29

9

GER

Brachtendorf

Heinrich

Hutmacher

Karl-Heinz

.

Chaumont s. Yonne, France

256.0

36:32

10

BEL

Havere

Ronny van

Cocke

Phillipe de

. Maulers, France 239.9 42:33

11

POL

Makne

Stefan

Goralewicz

Franciszek

.

Donnelay, France

171.2

22:37

12

SUI

Krebs

Max

Vollenweider

Walter

.

La Cense Carree, France

159.7

23:52

13

FRA

Waymel

Xavier

Degrelle

Bruno

.

Chavonne, France

148.9

8:20

14

SUI

Stoll

Christian

Najer

Werner

.

Lury Lovercy, France

132.1

33:57

15

GBR

Donnelly

Tom

Sutcliffe

David

.

Marmelon le Grande, France

122.9

23:18

16

FRA

Hennequet

Francois

Hennequet

Bernard

.

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

32.7

5:09

17

GER

Hora

Tomas

Loeschhorn

Volker

.

North Sea

disqualifed

53:49


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