Event: Hot-Air Balloon Record Brief Description: In 1959, John Wise, John LaMountain, O.A. Gager and William Hyde established a world distance record for balloon flight by traveling 826 miles in the "Atlantic" from St. Louis to Henderson, NY in 19 hours and 40 minutes. Year: 1959 Decade: 1950 - 1959 Beginning Date: Jul. 01, 1959 Ending Date: Jul. 02, 1959 |
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