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Flight of the Spirit of Freedom
Posted by HW on 19 Jun 2012 /
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Published on June 19, 2012 On this date in aviation history in 2002, Steve Fossett launched in the balloon “Spirit of Freedom” from Northam, Western Australia, in a bid to become the first person to circumnavigate the balloon solo in a balloon. The journey ahead would be rigorous, spanning 13 days, 8 hours and 33 [...]
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