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Hot air balloon pioneer Deke Sonnichsen soars in California
Deke Sonnichsen, president of Quicksilver Productions in Stateline Nevada, trains students at the Daedalus School of Free-Ballooning in Menlo Park and Tracy California. He co founded the US Sport Balloon Society and filed six world record claims with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale while sharing flights with neighbors and friends on weekends.
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Hough
Russia
Furvin Kryakutskoi
Joseph and
Etienne Montgolfier
America
Stateline
Nev
Quicksilver Productions Corp
Deke Sonnichsen
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company
Menlo Park
Calif
Deke
Sport Balloon Society of
United States of America
Balloon Federation of America
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Joanne
Kirke
Daedalus School of
Menlo Oaks
Tracy
Outer Space
Lockheed
U.S
California