This Day in History August 17, 1978

By Ruth on August 17, 2014 in history
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It was on this date in 1978, that the first hot air balloon successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean. People had tried out for about a hundred years,  and this was the fourteenth try for the operators of Double Eagle II. It took 137 minutes and 6 minutes for it to arrive in France after leaving from Maine.

For more info:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Eagle_II
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/balloon-crosses-the-atlantic

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