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Balloon pilots fail again in attempt to cross U.S. by air
In Liberal Kansas a 10 story balloon landed after a helium leak ending a 29 hour attempt by Ron Ripps and John Shoecraft to cross the United States by balloon. They started in Oceanside California and aimed for the Virginia North Carolina line after riding jet stream at high altitude. Previous cross attempts and other balloon news are noted, including a separate record hot air balloon flight near Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Ripps
John Shoecraft
Phoenix
Ariz
Oceanside
Calif
North American
Shoecraft
United States
Maxie Anderson
Kris
Albuquerque
N.M
California
Canada
Continental Divide
Colorado
Columbus
Ohio
Virginia-North Carolina
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bruce Comstock
University of Michigan Medical Center
Jeff VanAlstine
General Motors Corp
Anderson
Ind
Raleigh
N.C
Comstock
U.S
Balloon Federation of America