rpt E Flights over geographical features

CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS

Part E. Flights over geographical features

1785-01-07

First crossing of the Channel. First international air letter.

Jean-Pierre Blanchard

Blanchard. Hydrogen balloon.

1817-07-22

First crossing of the Irish Sea

William Windham Sadler

Hydrogen balloon

1849-09-03

First Alpine crossing.

Francois Arban

1852-06-10

First discovery of ancient structures by aerial observation.

John Wise

1870-11-24

First North Sea crossing.

Paul Rolier

"La Ville d'Orleans"

1875-03-25

First crossing of the Pyrénée Mountains

Eugène Godard

1897-07-11

First manned arctic flight. first aerial exploration.

Salomon August Andrée

Lachambre. "Örnen". hydrogen.

1898-10-03

First flight over the Swiss Alps

Eduard Spelterini (Schweizer)

"Wega"

1900-09-20

First flight from France to Russia.

Henry de La Vaulx. Count

1906-11-11

First crossing of the Alps from Italy to France

Mr. Usuelli

"Citta di Milano". Coal gas

1907-09-02

First Airship Polar Expedition

Walter Wellman

Godard "America"

1907-10-13

First West-East North Sea crossing.

Augustus E. Gaudron

"Mammouth". Coal gas

1908-06-30

Alpine crossing

Victor de Beauclair

"Cognac"

1909-10-26

First flight from the continent to England by a woman

Marie Marvingt

"L'Etoile Filant"

1910-10-16

First Airship flight France to Britain

Alphonse Clement

Clement-Bayard II. "Daily Mail"

1910-11-04

First flight Britain to France.

Ernest Thompson Willows

Willows III. 35 hp JAP

1916-06-24

First flight across the Andes

Eduardo Bradley

"Edoardo Newbery" hydrogen

1917-07-31

Around the Baltic in 101 hours without refuelling

Ernst Lehmann

Zeppelin LZ 90 (Army LZ120). Hydrogen

1917-11-25

First Zeppelin flight south of the Tropic of Cancer.

Ludwig Bockholt

Zeppelin LZ 104 (Navy L59). Hydrogen

1919-07-06

First Atlantic crossing by airship (1st east-west by any aircraft).

George Herbert Scott. Major

Beardmore HMA R34. Hydrogen

1919-07-13

First West-East North Atlantic crossing by airship.

George Herbert Scott. Major

Beardmore HMA R34. Hydrogen

1926-05-14

First flight over the North Pole.

Umberto Nobile

Nobile N-1. "Norge". Hydrogen

1929-08-19

Around-the-world Flight. leg 2. First flight Germany to Japan

Hugo Eckener

Zeppelin LZ 127. "Graf Zeppelin". Hydrogen/blaugas (fuel).

1929-08-26

Around-the-world Flight. leg 3. First Pacific Ocean crossing

Hugo Eckener

Zeppelin LZ 127. "Graf Zeppelin". Hydrogen/blaugas (fuel).

1929-08-29

Around-the-world Flight. leg 4. First flight across USA

Hugo Eckener

Zeppelin LZ 127. "Graf Zeppelin". Hydrogen/blaugas (fuel).

1963-03-25

First crossing of English Channel by Hot Air Balloon.

Edward Yost

Raven "Channel Champ"

1972-08-20

First flight over the Alps in Hot Air Balloon

Donald A. Cameron

Cameron A140. "Cumulo Nimbus".

1973-10-30

First Hot Air Balloon flight in Turkey

Jan Balkedal

Cameron O-84. "Gabriella". SE-ZZX

1974-04-20

First crossing of the Alps in a Hot Air Balloon

Josef Starkbaum

Cameron O-77 "Poferl". G-BAMA

1976-07-25

First flight over Mt. Fuji by Hot Air Balloon

Saburo Ichiyoshi

Cameron O-77. JAA-006

1976-07-25

First flight over Mt. Fuji by Hot Air Balloon

Geoff Green

Cameron O-77. G-BCNS

1978-01-27

First hot air balloon flight over the Andes

Kingswood Sprott JR

"Quo Vadis"

1978-08-17

First successful Atlantic flight by balloon.

Maxie Leroy Anderson

Yost. "Double Eagle II". N50DE

1979-09-16

Escaped from East Germany in a homebuilt hot air balloon

Hans-Peter Strelzyk

Homebuilt

1980-04-11

First flight over the Geographical North Pole by Hot Air Balloon

Sid Conn

Barnes FireFly 7

1980-05-12

First North America coast to coast flight.

Maxie Leroy Anderson

Yost polyester. "Kitty Hawk"

1980-09-20

US coast to coast attempt.

John Shoecraft

Raven polyester. "Super Chicken I"

1981-10-11

First US coast to coast flight.

John Shoecraft

Raven polyester. "Super Chicken III"

1981-10-20

Flight from Sado Island (Sea of Japan) to mainland Japan

Mutsuo Inoh

Homebuilt. JAA-107

1984-02-05

First flight across Sea of Japan

Michio Kanda

Cameron O-56. JAA 116

1988-08-06

First crossing of the North Sea by Hot Air Balloon.

Oliver Holmes

Colt A300. G-RAPE

1990-05-09

First Japanese balloon over Himalaya

Michio Kanda

Cameron A-250. JAA-456

1990-10-03

First flight United Kingdom to USSR. (Ledurga. Latvia)

Donald A. Cameron

Cameron R60. G-BRGU. "Doctus"

1991-10-21

First flight by balloon over Mount Everest.

Chris Dewhirst

Star Flyer I.

1991-10-21

First flight by balloon over Mount Everest.

Andrew Charles (Andy) Elson

Star Flyer II.

1992-04-23

First balloon flight from Russia to USA across Bering Strait

Masahiko Fujita

Cameron A-300. "The Earth We Love". JAA-664

1993-02-09

First balloon flight from China to Japan across China Sea

Michio Kanda

Cameron O-105. JA-A677

1993-06-18

First flight across Australia.

Richard Smith

Cameron R-77 " Australian Geographic Flyer"

1994-09-25

First flight from Korea to Japan

Sabu Ichiyoshi

Cameron N-210. "Mambo". JAA-757

1995-09-27

First crossing of the Baltic in a Hot Air Balloon.

Gintaras Surkus

Cameron A-120. "Avia Baltica"

1995-12-12

First free balloon flight on the Antarctic continent

Bill Arras

"Jimi" N51158

1996-04-21

First solo flight at the Geographical North Pole by Hot Air Balloon

Ivan André Trifonov

Thunder&Colt 21A

1997-04-20

First flight across Gulf of Finland with hot air balloon

Jan Fröjdman

Thunder&Colt 77A. OH-TPM. "3M"

1998-12-25

Around the World attempt. First flight across Asia

Per Axel Lindstrand

LBL AM-25000. "ICO Global Challenge"

1998-12-11

Flight over the Andes in a hot air balloon

David Hempleman-Adams

Thunder&Colt A120. G-BYDJ. "Typhoo Challenger"

1999-May

First flight across the North West Passage

David Hempleman-Adams

Thunder&Colt A120. G-BYDJ. "Typhoo Challenger"

2000-02-04

First flight across Tasman Sea

Dick Smith

Cameron R-77 " Australian Geographic Flyer"

2000-06-03

First flight to the North Pole (and back)

David Hempleman-Adams

Cameron R-90. G-BYZX "Britannic Challenge"

2000-10-14

First flight over Mt. Nangaparbat. Pakistan

Michio Kanda

Cameron N-210. "Mambo". JAA-757

2001-08-17

First South Pacific crossing. first solo flight over 300 hours

Steve Fossett

Cameron R-550. N277SF

2002-07-03

Second Around-the-World Flight. First solo flight Around-the-World

Steve Fossett

Cameron R-600. "Bud Light Spirit of Freedom"

2002-09-19

First flight over Mount Rainer. WA (4 392 m. 14 410 ft). Project Tahoma

Vic Johnson

AX-10

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