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Abruzzo, Ben, Larry Newman, Maxie Anderson Signed Card balloonist 1st to cross Atlantic

$125.00

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First transatlantic balloonist

Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, Maxie Anderson Signed Card, "Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, Maxie Anderson", 6 x 4, all three signed in black in on the same card, by Double Eagle balloonist who were the 1st to Cross Atlantic. All three signed on same card. In fine condition.  

      The first transatlantic balloon flight ended on August 17, 1978, after setting a distance record of 5000 km (3107 mi) and an endurance record of 137 hours and six minutes. The helium-filled Double Eagle II, manned by American businessmen Ben Abruzzo (1930-1985), Max L. Anderson (1934-1983) and Larry Newman (born in 1947), took off from Presque Isle, Maine on August 11, 1978 and landed in Miserey, France.  

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