BALLOONIST’S PROJECT
Crossing from U.S. to Europe WOULD TAKE 90 HOURS (Own Correspondent—By Air Mail.) PARIS, May 15. Au attempt to cross the North Atlantic hi a balloon is to be made by M. Penuiyter. the Belgian balloonist. and M. Charlier. a IToncli engineer. 'There arc winds which, prupefl.' utilised, should bring us from the I nited Slates tn soinenhere in Norway,” JI. Dciuuyter said. “The crossing should take about 80 or 110 hours. Russian balloonists already have remained in the air for 91 hours though thev covered a shorter distance.
“Our trans-Atlantic attempt will be prepared most carefully. Its aim will be to investigate wind conditions. It will bo a scientific experiment. “I have devoted all my aeronautical career to meteorology, and claim that my ballooning successes are due Io I hut laid
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 146, 5 June 1936, Page 7
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