
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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