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Encyclopedia > Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning

The Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is the world's oldest and most respected gas balloon race first run on September 30, 1906 in Paris, France. The event was sponsored by James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the millionaire sportsman and owner of the New York Herald newspaper. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... James Gordon Bennett, Jr. ... The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924. ...


Inaugurated at a time when powered air flight was in its infancy, Bennett wanted to encourage the technical development in this field and in 1909 created a special competition open to powered flying machines. 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


The winner of the first ballooning event was American, Frank Purdy Lahm who, along with his balloon co-pilot Henry Hersey flew just over 400 miles to the northeast coast of England. In 1907, St. Louis, Missouri was host to the first ever Gordon Bennett Cup race to be held in the United States. In 1908, the Swiss winners set a world duration record of 73 hours aloft, a standard that would not be broken until 1995. In 1910, the winning balloon flew 1,887 kilometres from St. Louis, to northern Quebec in Canada. It took the two pilots, Alan Ramsay Hawley and Augustus Post, four days to walk back to civilization. Frank Purdy Lahm (1877-1963) Frank Lahm (closest to camera) with Orville Wright qualifying in the first U.S. Army aircraft Frank Purdy Lahm (1877 – July 7, 1963) was an American aviator in the US Army. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² - Water... Alan Ramsay Hawley, aged 49 Alan Ramsay Hawley (July 29, 1869 - February 16, 1938) was one of the early aviators in the US. In 1910 he won the Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race with his balloon America II, aided by his friend and fellow aviator August Post. ...


After being interrupted by World War I, the race was held every year until the outbreak of the Second World War. It was not revived until 1983 when the International Aeronautical Federation reinstated the popular race with the winning country usually hosting the following year's competition. “The Great War” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fédération Aéronautique Internationale The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) is a standard setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics and astronautics. ...


On 1995-09-12 three gas balloons participating in the race entered Belarusian air space. Despite the fact that race organizers informed the Belarusian Government about the race in May and that flight plans had been filed, the Belarusian air force shot down one balloon, killing two American citizens. Among the other two balloons, one was forced to land while the third balloon landed safely (because of deteriorating weather) over two hours after the downing. The crews of the two balloons were fined for entering Belarus without a visa and released. Belarus to date has not apologized or offered compensation for these killings (see [1] [2]). 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... A scientific balloon being launched near Lynn Lake in Manitoba, Canada. ... Entry visa valid in Schengen treaty countries. ...


Winners

Date Starting Point Crew Country Balloon Name Time Distance [km]
30.09.1906 Paris (France) Frank Purdy Lahm, Henry Hersey Flag of United States United States United States 22:15 641,10
21.10.1907 Saint Louis (United States) Oskar Eberlöh, Henry Helm Clayton Flag of Germany Germany Pommern 40:00 1403,55
11.10.1908 Berlin (Germany) Theodor Schaeck, Emil Messner Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Helvetia 73:01 1190,00
3.10.1909 Zürich (Switzerland) Edgar W. Mix, Andre Roussel Flag of United States United States America II 35:07 1121,11
17.10.1910 Saint Louis (United States) Alan Ramsay Hawley, Augustus Post Flag of United States United States America II 44:25 1887,60
5.10.1911 Kansas City (United States) Hans Gericke, Otto Duncker Flag of Germany Germany Berlin II 12:28 757,84
27.10.1912 Stuttgart (Germany) Maurice Bienaimé, René Rumpelmayer Flag of France France La Picardie 45:42 2191,00
12.10.1913 Paris (France) Ralph Hazlett Upson, Ralph Albion Drury Preston Flag of United States United States Goodyear 43:30 618,00
23.10.1920 Birmingham (United States) Ernest Demuyter, M. Labrousse Flag of Belgium Belgium Belgica 40:15 1769,00
18.09.1921 Brussels (Belgium) Paul Armbruster, Louis Ansermier Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Zürich 27:24 766,00
6.08.1922 Geneva (Switzerland) Ernest Demuyter, Alexander Veenstra Flag of Belgium Belgium Belgica 25:49 1372,10
23.09.1923 Brussels (Belgium) Ernest Demuyter, Leon Coeckelbergh Flag of Belgium Belgium Belgica 21:00 1155,00
15.06.1924 Brussels (Belgium) Ernest Demuyter, Leon Coeckelbergh Flag of Belgium Belgium Belgica 43:16 714,00
7.06.1925 Brussels (Belgium) Alexander Veenstra, Philippe Quersin Flag of Belgium Belgium Prince Leopold 47:30 1345,00
30.05.1926 Antwerp (Belgium) Ward Tunte van Orman, Walter W. Morton Flag of United States United States Goodyear III 16:37 864,00
10.09.1927 Detroit (United States) Edward J. Hill, Arthur G. Schlosser Flag of United States United States Detroit 48:00 1198,00
30.06.1928 Detroit (United States) William Elsworth Kepner, William Olmstead Eareckson Flag of United States United States US Army 48:00 740,80
28.09.1929 Saint Louis (United States) Ward Tunte van Orman, Alan L. McCracken Flag of United States United States Goodyear VIII 24:00 548,94
1.09.1930 Cleveland (United States) Ward Tunte van Orman, Alan L. McCracken Flag of United States United States Goodyear VIII 27:56 872,00
25.09.1932 Basel (Switzerland) Thomas G.W. Settle, Wilfred Bushnell Flag of United States United States US Army 41:20 1550,00
2.09.1933 Chicago (United States) Franciszek Hynek, Zbigniew Burzyński Poland SP-ADS Kościuszko 38:32 1361,00
23.09.1934 Warsaw (Poland) Franciszek Hynek, Władysław Pomaski Poland SP-ADS Kościuszko 44:48 1333,00
16.09.1935 Warsaw (Poland) Zbigniew Burzyński, Władysław Wysocki Poland SP-AMY Polonia II 57:54 1650,47
30.08.1936 Warsaw (Poland) Ernest Demuyter, Pierre Hoffmans Flag of Belgium Belgium OO-BFM Belgica 46:24 1715,80
20.06.1937 Brussels (Belgium) Ernest Demuyter, Pierre Hoffmans Flag of Belgium Belgium OO-BFM Belgica 46:15 1396,00
11.09.1938 Liège (Belgium) Antoni Janusz, Franciszek Janik Poland SP-BCU LOPP 37:47 1692,00
1.07.1983 Paris (France) Stefan Makne, Ireneusz Cieślak Poland SP-BZO Polonez 36:00 690,00
13.10.1984 Zürich (Switzerland) Karl Spenger, Martin Messner Flag of Switzerland Switzerland HB-BFC Jura 43:08 793,00
28.09.1985 Geneva (Switzerland) Josef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Flag of Austria Austria HB-BBL Volksbank 21:09 342,00
18.10.1986 Salzburg (Austria) Josef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Flag of Austria Austria HB-BBL Volksbank 19:11 272,43
3.10.1987 Seefeld (Austria) Josef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Flag of Austria Austria HB-BBL Volksbank 32:16 852,00
23.10.1988 Bregenz (Austria) Josef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Flag of Austria Austria OE-PZS Polarstern 41:09 1110,90
16.09.1989 Lech (Austria) Josef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Flag of Austria Austria OE-PZS Polarstern 37:33 911,20
2.09.1990 Lech (Austria) Josef Starkbaum, Gert Scholz Flag of Austria Austria OE-PZS Polarstern 33:20 692,50
21.09.1991 Lech (Austria) Volker Kuinke, Jürgen Schubert Flag of Germany Germany D-EUREGIO 44:18 1039,40
19.09.1992 Stuttgart (Germany) David Levin, James Herschend Flag of United States United States D-ASPEN 45:36 964,19
4.10.1993 Albuquerque (United States) Josef Starkbaum, Rainer Röhsler Flag of Austria Austria OE-PZS Polarstern 59:29 1832,00
18.09.1994 Lech (Austria) Karl Spenger, Christian Stoll Flag of Switzerland Switzerland HB-BZH Stadt Wil 31:01 825,14
9.09.1995 Wil (Switzerland) William Eimers, Bernd Landsmann Flag of Germany Germany D-OCOL Columbus II 92:11 1628,10
28.09.1996 Warstein (Germany) William Eimers, Bernd Landsmann Flag of Germany Germany D-OCOL Columbus II 72:01 1286,90
7.09.1997 Warstein (Germany) Vincent Leys, Jean François Leys Flag of France France F-PPSE Le Petit Prince 45:30 1732,50
1.10.1999 Albuquerque (United States) Phillipe de Cock, Ronny Van Havare Flag of Belgium Belgium D-OCOX Belgica II 40:15 1666,54
9.09.2000 Saint-Hubert (Belgium) Wilhelm Eimers, Bernd Landsmann Flag of Germany Germany D-OOWE Columbus IV 70:49 795,70
8.09.2001 Warstein (Germany) Vincent Leys, Jean François Leys Flag of France France F-PPSE Le Petit Prince 77:47 1626,60
31.08.2002 Châtellerault (France) Vincent Leys, Jean François Leys Flag of France France F-PPSE Le Petit Prince 69:59 1282,30
14.09.2003 Arc-et-Senans (France) Vincent Leys, Jean François Leys Flag of France France F-PPSE Le Petit Prince 53:42 1596,50
29.08.2004 Thionville (France) Richard Abruzzo, Carol Rymer Davis Flag of United States United States N96YD Zero Gravity 52:52 1803,36
1.10.2005 Albuquerque (United States) Bob Berben, Benoît Siméons Flag of Belgium Belgium N6326T 65:20 3400,39
9.09.2006 Waasmunster (Belgium) Philippe De Cock, Ronny Van Havere Flag of Belgium Belgium D-OCOX Belgica 2 66:53 2449.60

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City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Stuttgart Palace Square - New Palace Solitude Palace The 1956 TV Tower U.S. Army Kelley Barracks Stuttgart [], located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 591,528 (as of April 2006) in the city... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South, BHam Official website: http://www. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ... 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Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Edwin Joseph Hill posthumously received the Navy Medal of Honor for heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: , French: , Italian: ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest urban area as of 2003). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_corrected_(bordered). ... 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City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Stuttgart Palace Square - New Palace Solitude Palace The 1956 TV Tower U.S. Army Kelley Barracks Stuttgart [], located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 591,528 (as of April 2006) in the city... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the largest city of New Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Lech am Arlberg Austria Lech am Arlberg (1440m) is a mountain village (population: 1466, December 2002) and a noble ski resort in Vorarlberg (Austria) with a fine tradition of winter activities. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Wil is a town in the Canton of St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Warstein is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... 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