| CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS | Part M. Atlantic Ocean attempts and flights |
| 1835-07-04 | First mail carried in an American balloon. |
| | Richard Clayton | Copilot(s): |
| | From Cincinnati to Waverly. Ohio. |
| | Reported as first transatlantic attempt but balloon too small for such. Solo flight |
| | "Star of the West" | Volume | 510 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 120 | | km | 74.56 | | Miles | Duration: | 6 h | 0 min |
| 1840-08 | First time Green publicly mentions Atlantic crossing by balloon. |
| | Charles Green | Copilot(s): |
| | Green announces plans to fly from the new world to the old. |
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| | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 min |
| 1844-04-13 | New York Sun prints Edgar Allan Poe's hoax. |
| | Thomas Monck-Masonš | Copilot(s): | Robert Hollond |
| | Claimed to have flown from North Wales to South Carolina. |
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| | "Victoria" | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 75 h | 0 min |
| 1859- | Atlantic balloon. New York gas supply is inadequate. |
| | Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe | Copilot(s): |
| | Balloon later renamed "Great Western" |
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| | "City of New York". Coal gas. | Volume | 20500 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 min |
| 1861-04-20 | First flight over 1 000 miles. (False claim) |
| | Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe | Copilot(s): |
| | Cincinnati to Pea Ridge. S Carolina. To prove possibility of Atlantic flight. |
| | False claim. Max 700km straight line. 1000km total. Intermediate landing 600 (800) km |
| | "Enterprise" | Volume | 567 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 1000 | | km | 621.37 | | Miles | Duration: | 9 h | 0 min |
| 1873-10-06 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Washington Harrison Donaldson | Copilot(s): | Alfred Ford. George Ashton Hunt |
| | Capitoline Grounds. Brooklyn to New Canaan. Connecticut |
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| | "New Graphic" | Volume | 8495.05 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 65 | | km | 40.39 | | Miles | Duration: | 4 h | 0 min |
| 1910-10-15 | First North Atlantic attempt by airship. |
| | Walter Wellman | Copilot(s): |
| | First radio distress call from aircraft |
| | Unofficial distance record |
| | Vaniman "America" enlarged | Volume | 9800 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 1622 | | km | 1007.86 | | Miles | Duration: | 86 h | 0 min |
| 1919-07-06 | First Atlantic crossing by airship (1st east-west by any aircraft). |
| | George Herbert Scott. Major | Copilot(s): | 29. one (Mj Pritchard) arriving USA by parachute |
| | East Fortune (UK) July 2nd - Mineola. Long Island. NY. July 6th. |
| | Distance is the total ground distance covered |
| | Beardmore HMA R34. Hydrogen | Volume | 55217.9 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 5797 | | km | 3602.09 | | Miles | Duration: | 108 h | 12 min |
| 1919-07-13 | First West-East North Atlantic crossing by airship. |
| | George Herbert Scott. Major | Copilot(s): | 29 |
| | Mineola. Long Island. NY. July 9th to Pulham (UK) July 13th. |
| | Distance is the total ground distance covered |
| | Beardmore HMA R34. Hydrogen | Volume | 55217.9 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 6138 | | km | 3813.98 | | Miles | Duration: | 73 h | 3 min |
| 1928-10-16 | First commercial transatlantic flight. |
| | Hugo Eckener | Copilot(s): | 40 |
| | Friedrichshafen. Germany. October 11th - Lakehurst. N Jersey. USA. October 16th. |
| | Distance is the total ground distance covered |
| | Zeppelin LZ 127. "Graf Zeppelin". Hydrogen/blaugas (fuel). | Volume | 105000 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 6166.49 | | Miles | Duration: | 111 h | 44 min |
| 1929-08-05 | Positioning for Around-the World Flight. |
| | Hugo Eckener | Copilot(s): |
| | Friedrichshafen. Germany. August 1st - Lakehurst. USA. August 5th |
| | The sponsor required the global flight to start in USA. Distance is the total ground distance covered. |
| | Zeppelin LZ 127. "Graf Zeppelin". Hydrogen/blaugas (fuel). | Volume | 105000 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 95 h | 22 min |
| 1929-08-10 | Around-the-world Flight. leg 1. |
| | Hugo Eckener | Copilot(s): |
| | Lakehurst. USA. August 7th. - Friedrichshafen. Germany. August 10th |
| | Distance is the total ground distance covered |
| | Zeppelin LZ 127. "Graf Zeppelin". Hydrogen/blaugas (fuel). | Volume | 105000 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 4391.85 | | Miles | Duration: | 55 h | 22 min |
| 1929-09-04 | Around-the-world Flight. leg 5. |
| | Hugo Eckener | Copilot(s): |
| | Lakehurst. USA. September 1st to Friedrichshafen. Germany. September 4th |
| | Distance is the total ground distance covered |
| | Zeppelin LZ 127. "Graf Zeppelin". Hydrogen/blaugas (fuel). | Volume | 105000 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 5217.03 | | Miles | Duration: | 67 h | 9 min |
| 1958-12-12 | Atlantic attempt. First East-west. |
| | Arnold Eiloart | Copilot(s): | Tim Eiloart. Colin Mudie. Rosmary Mudie |
| | Tenerife - 2400 km east of Caribbean islands |
| | Arrived Barbados by balloon gondola |
| | "Small World". Hydrogen | Volume | 1500 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 1199.25 | | Miles | Duration: | 94 h | 30 min |
| 1968-08-10 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Mark Winters | Copilot(s): | Jerry Kostur |
| | Halifax to 56 km southeast Halifax |
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| | "Maple Leaf". Helium. | Volume | 991.09 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 113 | | km | 70.21 | | Miles | Duration: | 20 h | 0 min |
| 1970-09-20 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Malcolm Brighton | Copilot(s): | Rodney Anderson. Pamela Anderson |
| | East Hampton to East of Newfoundland. Crew and balloon never found |
| | Distance not verified. 2250 claimed |
| | Brighton. "Free Life". Helium. | Volume | 2067.13 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 2000 | | km | 1242.74 | | Miles | Duration: | 30 h | 0 min |
| 1973-08-07 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Bob Sparks | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Bar Harbor to 70 km Northeast St John's |
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| | "Yankee Zephyr". Helium. | Volume | 2067.13 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 1350 | | km | 838.85 | | Miles | Duration: | 23 h | 30 min |
| 1974-02-18 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Tom Gatch | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Harrisburg to unknown landing. Never found. |
| | Distance not verified. 2250 claimed |
| | "Light Heart". Helium | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 2000 | | km | 1242.74 | | Miles | Duration: | 18 h | 0 min |
| 1974-08-06 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Bob Berger | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Lakehurst to Barnegat Bay |
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| | "Spirit of Man". Helium | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 20 | | km | 12.43 | | Miles | Duration: | 1 h | 0 min |
| 1975-01-06 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Malcolm Forbes | Copilot(s): | Tom Heinsheimer |
| | Santa Ana. California. Aborted |
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| | "Windborne". Helium | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 0 | | km | 0 | | Miles | Duration: | 0 h | 0 min |
| 1975-08-21 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Bob Sparks | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Cape Cod to 200 km South of Cape Cod |
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| | "Odyssey". Helium. | Volume | 2831.68 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 200 | | km | 124.27 | | Miles | Duration: | 18 h | 0 min |
| 1976-06-25 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Karl Thomas | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Lakehurst to 600 km Northeast Bermuda |
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| | "Spirit of '76". 2 180 m3 helium | Volume | 2180.4 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 885 | | km | 549.91 | | Miles | Duration: | 33 h | 0 min |
| 1976-10-10 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Edward Yost | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Milbridge. Maine 05 Oct to 400 km East of Azores |
| | Atlantic attempt. Ditched 37*11'N. 20*52'W |
| | Yost GB-47. "Silver Fox". Helium. | Volume | 1699.01 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 3983 | | km | 2474.92 | | Miles | Duration: | 107 h | 37 min |
| 1977-09-12 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Maxie Leroy Anderson | Copilot(s): | Ben Abruzzo |
| | Marshfield to 5 km off Northwest coast of Iceland |
| | Measured on map: about 3500 km |
| | Yost. "Double Eagle". N50DE | Volume | 2860 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 3926 | | km | 2439.5 | | Miles | Duration: | 65 h | 30 min |
| 1977-10-11 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Charles Dewey Reinhard | Copilot(s): | Charles Stephenson |
| | Bar Harbor. Maine to 43 km SE Halifax |
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| | Yost. "Eagle". | Volume | 2435.25 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 407 | | km | 252.9 | | Miles | Duration: | 46 h | 0 min |
| 1978-07-30 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Donald A. Cameron | Copilot(s): | Chris Davey |
| | St. Johns. New Foundland to Bay of Biscay. |
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| | Cameron AT-165. "Zanussi". 4 672 m3 helium | Volume | 4672.28 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 3339 | | km | 2074.76 | | Miles | Duration: | 96 h | 24 min |
| 1978-08-17 | First successful Atlantic flight by balloon. |
| | Maxie Leroy Anderson | Copilot(s): | Ben Abruzzo. Larry Newman |
| | Presque Isle to Miserey. France |
| | August 12. 0042 UTC to August 17. 1748 |
| | Yost. "Double Eagle II". N50DE | Volume | 4530.7 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 5001 | | km | 3107.48 | | Miles | Duration: | 137 h | 6 min |
| 1984-09-18 | First solo Atlantic crossing by balloon. |
| | Joseph W. Kittinger | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Caribou. Maine. Sept 15 - Cairo Montenotte. Italy. Sept 18. |
| | Broke leg on landing. |
| | Yost GB-55. "Rosie O'Grady". Helium. | Volume | 2873.59 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 5703 | | km | 3543.68 | | Miles | Duration: | 83 h | 40 min |
| 1985-08-25 | Atlantic attempt. |
| | Henk Brink | Copilot(s): | Evelien Brink. Evert Louwman |
| | St Johns. August 25 -26. Ditched about 800 miles west of Ireland. |
| | Distance not verified. 2250 claimed |
| | Cameron R- . "Flying Dutchman" | Volume | 0 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 2000 | | km | 1242.74 | | Miles | Duration: | 26 h | 0 min |
| 1986-09-02 | First successful Atlantic crossing by Rozičre balloon. |
| | Henk Brink | Copilot(s): | Evelien Brink. Willem Hageman |
| | St. Johns. Aug 31 - Almere. Netherlands. Sep 2 |
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| | Cameron R-255. "Dutch Viking". Helium. | Volume | 7220.8 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4057.7 | | km | 2521.34 | | Miles | Duration: | 51 h | 14 min |
| 1987-07-03 | First Atlantic crossing by Hot Air Balloon |
| | Per Axel Lindstrand | Copilot(s): | Richard Branson |
| | Sugar Loaf Mountain. Maine. July 2nd - Linavady. Ireland - Irish Sea. July 3rd. |
| | Ditched in Irish Sea after record. First Atlantic crossing by Hot Air Balloon |
| | Colt 2500A. "Virgin Atlantic Flyer". G-USUK | Volume | 60513 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4486.5 | | km | 2787.78 | | Miles | Duration: | 31 h | 41 min |
| 1992-02-14 | First successful East-West Atlantic crossing. |
| | Thomas Feliu | Copilot(s): | Jesus Gonzales Green |
| | Canary Islands to Venezuela |
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| | Cameron R-60. "La Ciudad de Huelva". 1 699 m3 helium. | Volume | 2115 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 5046 | | km | 3135.44 | | Miles | Duration: | 129 h | 10 min |
| 1992-09-16 | First Transatlantic Balloon Race. Bangor. Maine Sep 16 |
| | Troy Bradley | Copilot(s): | Richard Abruzzo |
| | Landed near Casablanca. Sep 22. Absolute World Duration Record. |
| | Landed outside competition area (Europe) |
| | Cameron R-77. "Chrysler 5". G-BUFE. 2 180 m3 helium. | Volume | 2811 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 5340 | | km | 3318.12 | | Miles | Duration: | 144 h | 16 min |
| 1992-09-16 | First Transatlantic Balloon Race. second place. Bangor. Maine Sep 16 |
| | Donald A. Cameron | Copilot(s): | Rob Bayly |
| | Landed Figueira da Foz. Portugal. Sep 21 |
| | Second to land in Europe |
| | Cameron R-77. "Chrysler 3". G-BUFC. 2 180 m3 helium. | Volume | 2811 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4822 | | km | 2996.25 | | Miles | Duration: | 124 h | 6 min |
| 1992-09-16 | First Transatlantic Balloon Race. Bangor. Maine Sep 16 |
| | Erich Krafft | Copilot(s): | Jochen Maas |
| | Ditched Sep 19 south of Greenland |
| | Did not reach Europe |
| | Cameron R-77. "Chrysler 2". G-BUFB. 2 180 m3 helium. | Volume | 2811 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 2496 | | km | 1550.94 | | Miles | Duration: | 82 h | 23 min |
| 1992-09-16 | First Transatlantic Balloon Race. Bangor. Maine Sep 16 |
| | Evert Louwman | Copilot(s): | Gerhard Hoogeslag |
| | Ditched 49.20N 06.45W. near Lands End. Sep 21 |
| | Did not reach Europe |
| | Cameron R-77. "Chrysler 4". G-BUFD. 2 180 m3 helium. | Volume | 2811 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4593 | | km | 2853.96 | | Miles | Duration: | 121 h | 33 min |
| 1992-09-16 | Winner of first Transatlantic Balloon Race. Bangor. Maine Sep 16 |
| | Wim Verstraeten | Copilot(s): | Bertrand Piccard |
| | Landed Peque. Spain. Sep 21. |
| | First to land in Europe |
| | Cameron R-77. "Chrysler 1". G-BUFA. 2 180 m3 helium. | Volume | 2811 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4931 | | km | 3063.98 | | Miles | Duration: | 119 h | 20 min |
| 1994-08-22 | Atlantic crossing. |
| | Steve Fossett | Copilot(s): | Tim Cole |
| | St Johns. August 18 - Grande at Hamburg. Germany. August 22 |
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| | Cameron R-77. "Peregrine". G-BVJO. 2 180 m3 helium. | Volume | 2811 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4378 | | km | 2720.36 | | Miles | Duration: | 75 h | 18 min |
| 1997-01-20 | Around the World attempt. First over 3 continents. First to make 2 Atlantic crossings. |
| | Steve Fossett | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | St Louis. USA to Varanasi. India. Lost time avoiding Libyan airspace. |
| | RTW flight attempt no 8. Absolute World Distance and Duration Record. |
| | Cameron R-210. 5947 cu m helium | Volume | 7587 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 16674 | | km | 10360.7 | | Miles | Duration: | 146 h | 44 min |
| 1998-01-05 | Fastest Atlantic crossing. First to make 3 Atlantic crossings. |
| | Steve Fossett | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | St. Louis. USA to Krasnodar. Russia. RTW attempt no 11 but landed after attempts 12 & 13 |
| | Total track distance about 11500 km |
| | Cameron R-210 | Volume | 7587 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 9338 | | km | 5802.36 | | Miles | Duration: | 108 h | 23 min |
| 1998-08-16 | Around the World attempt. First South Atlantic crossing. first Indian ocean crossing. |
| | Steve Fossett | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Mendoza. Argentina 7 Aug to Chesterfield Reef. Coral sea 16 Aug. |
| | RTW flight attempt no 15. Absolute Distance Record. Ditched in Coral Sea due severe weather |
| | Cameron R-450 | Volume | 15222 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 22910 | | km | 14235.6 | | Miles | Duration: | 205 h | 59 min |
| 1999-03-21 | First Around-the-World Flight. |
| | Bertrand Piccard | Copilot(s): | Brian Jones |
| | Chateau d'Oex. Switzerland to Dakhla. Egypt. |
| | RTW time 370h 24 min. Total track 45755 km. 7 World Records |
| | Cameron R-650. "Breitling Orbiter 3". HB-BRA | Volume | 23544 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 40814 | | km | 25360.6 | | Miles | Duration: | 477 h | 47 min |
| 2000-03-03 | Around-the-World attempt |
| | Kevin J. Uliassi | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Rockford. Illinois to Nyaungu. Myanmar |
| | RTW flight atempt no 19. Track distance 21 194 km (not verified). AM 13-14 duration record |
| | Uliassi AM-12 homebuilt. N761JR | Volume | 13727 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 20455 | | km | 12710.1 | | Miles | Duration: | 243 h | 28 min |
| 2000-09-05 | Atlantic crossing. AM8-10 duration record |
| | Laurent Lajoye | Copilot(s): | Christophe Houver |
| | From St. John. New Brunswick. Canada to Saon. Calvados. France. |
| | August 30. 03:48 to September 5. 06:37 UTC |
| | Lindstrand Rozičre balloon | Volume | 2700 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4792.57 | | km | 2977.96 | | Miles | Duration: | 146 h | 49 min |
| 2002-07-03 | Second Around-the-World Flight. First solo flight Around-the-World |
| | Steve Fossett | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Northam airport. West Australia to the Blue Hills. Queensland. Australia. Total track dist. 34 242 km |
| | Absolute Around the World record. 320 hours 33 min. AM14 distance and duration record |
| | Cameron R-600. "Bud Light Spirit of Freedom" | Volume | 18429 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 33195.1 | | km | 20626.4 | | Miles | Duration: | 355 h | 50 min |
| 2003-09-29 | First transatlantic flight in an open wicker basket |
| | David Hempleman-Adams | Copilot(s): | Solo flight |
| | Sussex. New Brunswick. Canada to Grange Lane. Stalmine. Hambleton near Blackpool. UK |
| | Launch 26 September at 0537 UTC. Landing at 1654 UTC 29 September |
| | Cameron R-90. G-BYZX. "Pinneys Smoked Salmon" | Volume | 2998 | | m3 |
| | Distance: | 4427.4 | | km | 2751 | | Miles | Duration: | 83 h | 17 min |
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