APPENDIX3-BL
Chronology of OTHER EPIC and HISTORIC BALLOON FLIGHTS
1968-1986
These flights are not necessarily included elsewhere herein but are considered notable.
| 4 Apr. 1968 | BRENTON, Francis | USA | Transatlantic attempt/Canary Isl. |
| 1 Jan. 1970 | BRYE, Stephen | USA | Balloon got free into power lines |
| 1970 | REISCH, L.Kurt | GER | Won German Nat. Championships. |
| 18 May1971 | RUENZI, Kurt | SWI | Crossed Alps in a HB |
| 26 Jan.1972 | CAMERON/POLE | ENG | Trans-Sahara flight, Libya-Chad |
| 21 Aug.1972 | CAMERON/YARRY | ENG | Crossed Alps in a HB |
| Feb.1974 | NOTT, Julian | KEN | Crossed Mt.Kilimanjaro |
| 20 Apr.1974 | STARKBAUM, Josef | OUS | Crossed Alps in a HB |
| 18 May1974 | RUENZI/AMMANN | SWI | Crossed Alps in a HB |
| 31 Aug.1974 | PARSONS, Roly | N.Z | Crossed the So.(N.Z.)Alps |
| 1 Jan.1975 | PARSONS, Roly | N.Z | Crossed the Cook Straight |
| 17 Jan. 1975 | WOESSNER/ | USA | First to cross Lake Michigan (HB) |
| 1975 | HOCKLEY, Bernard | ENG | British Nat. HB Champion |
| 1976 | HODGSON, Steve | USA | Crossed Sierra Nevada Mountains |
| 1976 | WIRTH, Dick | ENG | British Nat. HB Champion |
| 5 Aug.1976 | ALLEN, Edward | USA | Broke leg on (SM) flight |
| 21 Feb.1977 | LEVINE, David | USA | First to cross Pike’s Peak |
| 1977 | WILLIAMS, Crispin | ENG | British Nat. HB Champion |
| 12 Aug.1978 | HODGSON, Steve | USA | Crossed the Grand Tetons |
| 1978 | DORMAN, Alan | ENG | British Nat. HB Champion |
| 1979 | WILLIAMS, Crisp. | ENG | British Nat. HB Champion |
| 1979 | CAPLAN, Nikki | USA | First through Gateway Arch, St. Louis |
| Sep.1979 | STRELZCYK/Wetzel | GER | Crossed the Iron Curtain |
| 30 Oct.1979 | ABRUZO/NEWMAN | USA | Crossed the Atlantic Ocean |
| same | ANDERSON, Maxie | USA | same as above |
| 8 May 1980 | ANDERSON, M/K | USA | Transamerican flght |
| 8 Oct. 1980 | PARKER/Mori | USA | Thrown from balloon on landing. |
| 9 May 1981 | SHOECRAFT/Gorrel | USA | Trans United States flight |
| 1981 | RINHARD/Schiller | USA | U.S.Nat. GB Champion |
| 1981 | MEDDOCK/LANG | USA | First flight at the N.Pole |
| same | CONN, Sid/Dale | CAN | same flight as above |
| 13 Nov.1981 | ABRUZZO/CLARK | USA | Crossed the Pacific Ocean |
| same | AOKI, Rocky | JAP | same flight as above |
| 16 Jan.1983 | SHINN, Stephanie | USA | Flew 4.7Sm. in an AX-1 size. |
| Mar.1983 | DORIGNEY/Arnould | FRA | Crossed the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 13 Aug.1983 | FREEMAN, John | USA | Snagged on a 654' tower antenna. |
| 6 Aug.1983 | LINDSTROM, Per | ENG | Fell 20' from basket to ground. |
| 1983? | ICHIYOSHI,Toshiko | JAP | Crossed Mt.Fuji in 70 minutes. |
| 10 Nov.1983 | ARNOULD/Dorigney | FRA | Crossed the English Channel. |
| 5 Jul. 1984 | LINDSTRAND, Per | ENG | Flew to 17,300' in an AX-3 size. |
| 30 Sep.1984 | FYFE, Robert | USA | Broke legs on landing. |
| 1984 | PAUL/Arneson (F) | USA | Crossed the Cascade Mount. range. |
| 28 Nov.1985 | DeWHIRST/Smith | ENG | Crossed the Himalayas in Nepal. |
| Feb. 1986 | SCHERM, Peter | USA | Landed in ocean, received ticket. |
| 23 Feb.1986 | GRIFFEN, Chuck | USA | Carried 8 parachutists to 11,000'. |
| 7 Apr. 1986 | ASHTON, Greg | USA | Balloon impaled on light pole. |
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