APPENDIX1-I
Chronology of bona fide TRANSATLANTIC BALLOON ATTEMPTS
1835-1992
| # | Date | Pilot | From/To |
| 1 | CLAYTON, Richard | Cincinnati, OH to 100 mi. East | |
| 2 | 6 Sep.1856 | PETIN, Jusque la (solo) | Bridgeport, CN to Long Island,NY; Covered 6-miles in "Bridgeport". |
| 3 | 2 Jul.1859 | LaMOUNTAIN, John with J.Haddock | Watertown, NY to 300 mi. North; flight aborted over land |
| 4 | 11 Nov.1859 | LOWE, Thaddeus (solo) | New York, NY; Insufficient quanity of gas available |
| 5 | 7 Sep.1860 | LOWE, Thaddeus (solo) | Reservoire, NY; balloon destroyed by high winds before launch |
| 6 | 29 Sep.1860 | LOWE, Thaddeus (solo) | Philadelphia, PA; Flight aborted at launch |
| 7 | 6 Oct. 1873 | DONALDSON, Wash.H. with G.Lunt & A.Ford | Brooklyn, NY to 50 miles North in "Daily Graphic" |
| 8 | 12 Dec.1958 | EILOART, Arnold with T.Eiloart/C&R Mudie | Canary Isl. to 1200 mi. West near Barbados in "Small World" |
| 9 | 10 Aug.1968 | WINTERS, Mark with KOSTUR, Jerry | Halifax, NS to 70 mi S.E.; rescued from the sea |
| 10 | 1 Jun. 1969 | BRENTON, Francis with ? | Funchal, Madeira; Insuficient quanity of gas. Flight aborted |
| 11 | 20 Sep.1970 | BRIGHTON, Malcolm (K) with Anderson, P.& R. (K) | E.Hampton, NY to 1400 mi East; vanished in "Free Life" |
| 12 | 8 Jul. 1973 | LAIRD, C. | Destroyed before launch |
| 13 | 7 Aug. 1973 | SPARKS, Bob (solo) | Bar Harbor, ME to 850 mi N.E.; rescued at sea in "Odyssey" |
| 14 | 18 Feb.1974 | GATCH, Tom (K) (solo) | Harrisburg, PA to 1400 mi. East; vanished in "Light Heart" |
| 15 | 6 Aug.1974 | BERGER, Bob (K) (solo) | Lakehurst, NJ to 12 mi. East; "Spirit of Man" burst in air |
| 16 | 6 Jan. 1975 | FORBES, Malcolm with HEINSHEIMER, Tom | Santa Ana, CA; aborted launch; balloon destroyed |
| 17 | 21 Aug.1975 | SPARKS, Bob with Wood, Haddon | Mashpee, MA to 25 mi. East; Rescued in "Yankee Zephyr" |
| 18 | 25 Jun.1976 | THOMAS, Karl (K) (solo) | Lakehurst, NJ to 550 mi. N.E.; rescued in "Spirit of 76" |
| 19 | 5 Oct. 1976 | YOST, Edward P. (solo) | Milbridge, MA to 2475 mi. East; rescued in "Silver Fox" |
| 20 | 9 Sep. 1977 | ABRUZZO, Ben with ANDERSON, Maxie | Marshfield, MA to 2440 mi. N.E.; rescued in "Double Eagle" |
| 21 | 10 Oct.1977 | REINHARD, Dewey with STEPHENSON, Chs. | Bar Harbor, MA to 200 mi. N.E.; rescued in "Eagle" |
| 22 | 26 Jul. 1978 | CAMERON, Don with DAVEY, Chris | St.Johns, NF to 1780 mi East; rescued in "Zanussi" (100mi. short) |
| 23 | 12 Aug.1978 | ABRUZZO, Ben with ANDERSON & NEWMAN | Presque Isle, ME 3001 mi. East; to France in "Double Eagle-II" (FIRST) |
| 24 | 1984 | KITTINGER, Joe (solo) | Caribou, ME; rescued from sea in "Rosie O'Grady" |
| 25 | 15 Sep.1984 | KITTINGER, Joe (solo) | Caribou, ME in "Rosie O'Grady"; landed in Northern Italy (FIRST solo) |
| 26 | 25 Sep.1985 | BRINK, Henk with E.Brink & W.Hageman | Canada, to 1100 miles East; rescued in "Flying Dutchman" |
| 27 | 31 Aug.1985 | BRINK, Henk with E.Brink & W.Hageman | Canada, 2540 mi. to Netherlands; landed in "Dutch Viking" |
| 28 | 2 July 1987 | LINDSTRAND, Per with Branson, Richard | FIRST Thermal balloon to Ireland in “Virgin Flyer” |
| 29 | 14 Feb.1992 | FELIU, Thomas with Gonzales-Green, Jesus | Canary Islands to Venezula in “Trex” |
| 30 | 16 Sep.1992 | VERSTRATEN, Wim with Piccard, Bertrand | Bangor, ME to Spain in “Chrysler-BUFA” |
| 31 | 16 Sep.1992 | KRAFFT, Erich with Mass, Jochen | Bangor, ME to mid ocean in “Chrysler-BUFB” |
| 32 | 16 Sep.1992 | CAMERON, Don with Bayly, Rob | Bangor, ME to Portugal in “Chrysler-BUFC” |
| 33 | 16 Sep.1992 | HOOGESLAG, Gerhard with Louwman, Evert | Bangor, ME to 30 mi. from Scully in “Chrysler-BUFD” |
| 34 | 16 Sep.1992 | BRADLEY, Troy with Abruzzo, Richard | Bangor, ME to Morrocco in “Chrysler-BUFE” |
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