1st Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race
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Participating competitors included Frank P. Lahm , Alberto Santos-Dumont, FH Butler, Alfred Vonwiller, and Charles Stewart Rolls.[1] The race began at the Jardin de Tuileries in Paris at 4PM. Lahm and copilot Henry B. Hersey won the race, going 402 miles in 22:15 and landing in Yorkshire.[2]
Publications referring to 1st Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race
- Publication 3133, 1906, La Coupe Gordon-Bennett (Simple title: The Gordon Bennett Cup, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Publication 4574, 1906, The first international balloon race, an illustrated account of the race for the cup offered by James Gordon-Bennett (Simple title: The first international balloon race, an illustrated account of the race for the cup offered by James Gordon-Bennett, Journal: Scient. Amer.)
- Publication 5360, 1906, Der Gordon-Bennett Preis (1) (Simple title: The Gordon-Bennett Prize (1), Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Baden-Powell, 1906, The Gordon-Bennett race. Some technical features of the competing balloons (Simple title: The Gordon-Bennett race. Some technical features of the competing balloons, Journal: Aër. Journ.)
- Angot, 1906, La coupe Gordon-Bennett et la météorologie (Simple title: The Gordon Bennett Cup and Meteorology, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Lahm, 1907, The First Annual Aeronautic Cup Race (Simple title: The First Annual Aeronautic Cup Race, Journal: Nav. the Air)
- Ludlow Hammer Post, 1907, Navigating the air; a scientific statement of the progress of aeronautical science (Simple title: Navigating the air; a scientific statement of the progress of aeronautical science up to the present time)
- Hersey, 1908, Experiences In the sky (Simple title: Experiences In the sky, Journal: Century Mag.)
Event names | 1st Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race |
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Event type | exhibition |
Country | FR |
Locations | Paris |
Start date | September 30, 1906 |
Number of days | 2 |
Tech focus | LTA |
Participants |
References
- ↑ Chronicle of Aviation, p50
- ↑ 1st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett - Paris (FRA) 1906, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale