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Winning the First International Balloon Race in 1906
The Gordon Bennett cup race began in Paris on September 30 1906 and ended in England about twenty four hours later with sixteen balloons from seven nations. It highlighted risk skill and international spectacle as pilots including Lahm de La Vaulx Balsan and Von Abercron tackled winds over the Channel amid high public excitement and a near miss of crossing the English Channel at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Paris
England
France
Germany
Spain
America
Italy
Belgium
Place de la Concorde
Champs- Elysees
Santos-Dumont
Americas
Lahm
United States
Vonwiller
Scherle
Henry de la Vaulx
Russia
Count Castillon de Saint Victor
Sweden
Jacques Balsan
de la Vaulx
Aero Club of America
Brazil
Aero Club
Frank P. Lahm
U. S. Cavalry
Atlantic
Dusseldorf
Hugo von Abercron
Valhalla
Herrera
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Salces
Fernandez Duro
Pyrenees
Rose Rolls
Eiffel Tower
Longchamps
Lot
Huntington
King’s College, London
St. Cloud
Henry B. Hersey
The
Rough Riders
Walter Wellman
Major Hersey
Meteorological Service
Washington
Europe
Hersey
Continental
Sahm
Frank S. Lahm
Mr. Lahm
Aero Federation
Saumur
Normandy
Seine
Norway
Albion
Lahm and
Ireland
Wesr
von Abercron
Butler
Salamanca
Gastillon de Saint-Victor
English Channel
Kindelan
de la Va