Détail de l'événement(ID:162331)
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Newman, Abruzzo, Clark et Aoki décollent à bord du ballon "Double Eagle V" à Nagashima, pour traverser le Pacifique.
Chronologies associées avec cet événement:
Chronologie Ballon
Chronologie Nagashima
Chronologie Larry Newman
Chronologie Ben Abruzzo
Chronologie Ron Clarke
Chronologie Rocky Aoki
Chronologie Double Eagle V (ballon)
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In 1981, Newman flew the Double Eagle V in the first-ever manned balloon crossing over the Pacific with Ben Abruzzo, Ron Clark and Rocky Aoki Double Eagle V was the first balloon to make a successful crossing of the Pacific Ocean. It launched from Nagashima, Japan on November 10, 1981, and landed in Mendocino National Forest in California 84 hours and 31 minutes later, travelling a record 5,768 miles (9,283 km).[1] The four-man crew consisted of Albuquerque balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, and Ron Clark, and thrill-seeking restaurateur Rocky Aoki, who helped fund the flight.
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