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Challenge stood despite repeated tries
From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date: 19990321
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A list of flights since 1980, as recorded by the International Aviation Federation in Neuchatel, Switzerland. Here are the names of the balloons, the launch dates, the crews and the flights' fate.
JULES VERNE Nov. 1, 1981: Maxie Anderson, Don Ida. Flew from Luxor, Egypt, to Hansa, India, 2,676 miles in 48 hours.
JULES VERNE Dec. 12, 1981: Maxie Anderson, Don Ida. Flew 20 miles in India. JULES VERNE July 7, 1982: Maxie Anderson, Don Ida. Flew 1,162 miles from Rapid City, S.D., to Midland, Ontario, 1,162 miles in 16 hours. VIRGIN EARTHWINDS Dec. 1, 1993: Larry Newman, Vladimir ...
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