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4 results found for '"Ben Abruzzo"' in Contributors.

  • Atlantic air balloon crossing fails (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Ben Abruzzo is interviewed on his aborted Atlantic crossing by air balloon. He landed in the sea near Iceland, on top of a basking shark. Interviewer not identified.

  • Transatlantic balloon crossing success (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on the landing of US balloonists in a cornfield short of Paris in France following their successful Transatlantic crossing in their balloon Double Eagle. Includes interview with captain Ben Abruzzo....

  • Transatlantic balloon crossing success (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference

    Report on the successful 6-day transatlantic hot air balloon crossing by US balloonists in their balloon, Double Eagle. They crossed the Atlantic, Ireland and England and landed in a cornfield just short of...

  • US balloonists’ record Atlantic crossing (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with unidentified American male (presumably Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman or Max Anderson) on his team’s successful attempt to cross the Atlantic by hot air balloon (16/08/78). He also pays tribute...