| CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS | Part N. Atlantic Ocean solo attempts and flights |
| 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 | 838.851 | | 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 | 12.4274 | | Miles | Duration: | 1 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 | 124.274 | | 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 | 549.914 | | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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