Who's Who of Ballooning


APPENDIX 2-AP

Chronology of STRATOSPHERIC BALLOON FLIGHTS

1927-1983

The following persons are credited with flights that exceeded the tropopause (temperature of -59 C, approximately 38,300').

Date Name Nat. Meters/Feet Notes
1926 CALAZO, Jean ? /52,000 (P)
4 May 1927 GRAY, Hawthorne USA 13,934/42,470 (P)K (Z)
27 May 1931 PICCARD, Auguste SWI ?16,987/51,775 (P) (Z)
same KIPFER, Paul (techn) BEL same flight (A) (Z)
18 Aug.1932 PICCARD, Auguste SWI ?17,437/53,149 (P) (Z)
same COSYNS, Max (techn) SWI same flight (A) (Z)
30 Sep.1933 PROKOFIEV, G.A. RUS ?18,514/56,430 (P) (Z)
same BIRNBAUM, Ernest RUS same flight (A)
same GUDUNOV, Konstan RUS same flight (A)
20 Nov.1933 SETTLE, Thomas G. USA ?20,091/61,237 (P) (Z)
same FORDNEY, Chester USA same flight (A) (Z)
30 Jan.1934 FEDOSEINKO, P.F. RUS ?21,528/65,616 (P)K (Z)
same USYSHIN, I. RUS same flight (A)K (Z)
same VASENKO, A. RUS same flight (A)K (Z)
28 Jul.1934 KEPNER, William USA 18,475/60,613 (P) (Z)
same STEVENS, Albert USA same flight (A) (Z)
same ANDERSON, Orvil A. USA same flight (A) (Z)
18 Aug.1934 COSYNS, Max SWI ?17,222/52,493 (P) (Z)
same ELST, Vander BEL same flight (A)
23 Oct.1934 PICCARD, Jean USA ?17,556/57,559 (P) (Z)
same PICCARD, Jeanette USA same flight (A) (Z)
26 Jun.1935 CHRISTOPILLE, RUS 16,100/52,800 (P)
same VARIGO, Alexander RUS same flight (A)
same PRILUTSKI, RUS same flight (A)
11 Nov.1935 STEVENS, A.W. USA 22,066/72,395 (P) (Z)
same ANDERSON, Orvil A. USA same flight (A)
10 Aug.1956 ROSS, Malcolm D. USA * 12,193/40,000 (P) (Z)
same LEWIS, M. Lee USA same flight (A) (Z)
24 Sep.1956 FROELICH, H. USA * /42,000 (P)
same LONG, K. USA same flight (A)
8 Nov.1956 ROSS, Malcolm D. USA * 23,166/76,000 (P) (Z)
same LEWIS, M. Lee USA same flight (A) (Z)
2 Jun. 1957 KITTINGER, Joe USA 31,538/96,128 (P) (Z)
19 Aug.1957 SIMONS, David G. USA 33,306/101,516 (P) (Z)
18 Oct. 1957 ROSS, M.D. USA 10,881/35,700 (P) (Z)
same LEWIS, M. Lee USA same flight (A) (Z)
6 May 1958 ROSS, M.D. USA * 25,909/85,000 (P) (Z)
same MIKESELL, USA same flight (A)
26 Jul.1958 ROSS, M.D. USA * 12,193/40,000 (P) (Z)
same LEWIS, M. Lee USA same flight (A) (Z)
8 Oct.1958 McCLURE, Clifton USA 30,131/98,850 (P) (Z)
22 Apr.1959 DOLLFUS, Audouin FRA * 13,500/44,550 (P) (Z)
same DOLLFUS, Charles FRA same flight (A) (Z)
7 Aug.1959 ROSS, M.D. USA 11,600/38,056 (P) (Z)
same COOPER, USA same flight (A)
28 Nov.1959 ROSS, M.D. USA * 24,690/81,000 (P) (Z)
same LITTLE, Arthur D. USA same flight (A)
same MOORE, Charles B. USA same flight (A) (Z)
16 Aug.1960 KITTINGER, Joe USA 33,727/102,800 (P) (Z)
4 May 1961 ROSS, Malcolm D. USA 34,668/113,740 (P) (Z)
same PRATHER, Victor A. USA same flight (A)K (Z)
1962 ANDREEV, Eugene  RUS 27,402/83,520 (P) (Z)
13 Dec.1962 KITTINGER, Joe USA * 25,056/82,200 (P) (Z)
same WHITE, William USA same flight (A)
10 May 1964 BARNES, Tracy USA * 11,780/38,650 (P) (Z)
1 May 1966 PIANTANIDA, Nick USA  40,617/123800 (P)K (Z)
25 Jan.1974 NOTT, Julian R.P. ENG (HB) 13,971/ 45,836 (P) (Z)
same POLE, Felix ENG same flight (A)
5 Jul.1974 CAMERON, Don ENG (HB)   (P) (Z)
27 Sep.1975 SPROTT, Kingswood USA (HB) 11,823/38,789 (P)
1 Aug.1979 DUNN, Chauncey USA (HB) 16,154/52,998 (P) (Z)
31 Oct.1980 NOTT, Julian R.P. ENG (HB) 16,805/55,134 (P) (Z)
same DICKINSON,  ENG same flight (A)
8 Jun.1983 STARKBAUM, Joseph OUS (HB) 13,670/44,837 (P) (Z)
19 Jun.1984 STARKBAUM, Joseph OUS (HB) 12,375/40,590 (P) (Z)



UNVERIFIED Flights:


10 Jul.1935 KEPNER, W.E. USA  18,476/60,613 (P) (Z)
same STEVENS, Albert USA same flight (A) (Z)
same ANDERSON, Orvil A. USA same flight (A) (Z)
1935 SETTLE, Thomas W.  USA 23,752/72,395 (P) (Z)
same FORDNEY, C.L. USA same flight (A)


one meter = 3.2807 feet; one foot = .3048 meters;
(P)=Pilot; (A)=Aide; (K)=Killed on flight; (Z)=Ref.in MAIN BODY;
(HB)=Hot-Air balloon; (*)=Unverified by the FAI;
r: FAI/NAA World record sanction requests.


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