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The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett is the most prestigious event in aviation and the ultimate challenge for the balloon pilots and their equipment. The goal is simple: to fly the furthest distance from the launch site. The international balloon competition was initiated by adventurer and newspaper tycoon Gordon Bennett in 1906, when 16 balloons... Read more ....

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Final Results published after debriefing all teams

BEL 1 pilots are back in Europe!
BEL 1 pilots are back in Europe! Ronny and Luc, and also the pilots from FIN1 did...

Scaring the girls
Scaring the girls… but they only want a Photo!!! Picture from Ann of spanish...

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The French team (FRA1) won the “53e Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett”, after...

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The invasion of the three gas balloons in Algeria from overseas is ‘Hot News’...

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- Happy New Year everyone! Have a great #2010 2010-01-01
- Balloons are back in Germany. Now Ollie and Ben are looking for the right winddirection to fly back to Finland. 2009-11-17
- The 3 balloons (FIN - AUT - BEL) are back in Europe. After a lot of problems with the administration in Alger, this is good news! 2009-11-16
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