NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – One of the pilots in the gas balloon crash in Texas Monday night said someone was shooting at them before they hit powerlines. According to Fox 4 in Dallas, Krystotf Zapart and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The 1909 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race was held in October in Zurich, Switzerland. This collection consists of a Balloon Passport issued to the ...

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta attendees will notice something big missing at this year’s event: the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race won’t be taking place. “Due to timing of the FAI ...

WREN – A competitive gas-filled balloon racing from Albuquerque, New Mexico toward the East Coast ended its quest for first place in a soybean field Oct. 10. The balloon, competing in the 66th Coupe ...

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At least two people were injured when a gas balloon crashed and caught fire near Crandall on Monday evening, according to media reports. The two pilots were injured, Star-Telegram media partner ...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2023 / The 66 th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, sponsored by BayoTech, is underway. The Launch window for 17 hydrogen-filled gas balloons, representing ...

Ballooning is an ancient sport which dates back to 1784, when the hot air bag invented by the Montgolfier brothers made its first man-carrying flight from the gardens of the Tuileries in the presence ...

Oct. 5—Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta attendees will notice something big missing at this year's event: the America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race won't be taking place. "Due to timing of the ...