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 First Solo Crossing of the Atlantic in a Helium Balloon - Orlando, Florida Posted by:  401Photos
N 28° 25.870 W 081° 18.574
17R E 469685 N 3145004
Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr., became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone by balloon. The retired Col. Kittinger's world record is commemorated with a plaque at the MCO airport in his hometown of Orlando, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM159A7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2021
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Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr., became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone by balloon. The retired Col. Kittinger's world record is commemorated with a plaque at Orlando International Airport in Florida. The maker is mounted to a wall beside the interfaith chapel in the main terminal. The location is airside, just after the west security checkpoint. The inscription reads:
WORLD AVIATION RECORDS
SET SEPT. 14 THROUGH 18, 1984
BY
COL. JOSEPH W. KITTINGER, JR.
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RET.
OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Col. Kittinger departed from Caribou,
Maine in the Rosie O'Grady Balloon of Peace
on September 14, 1984, and landed in Savona
on the Italian Riviera on September 18, 1984,
becoming the first person in history to
make a solo balloon crossing of the
Atlantic Ocean. In so doing, Colonel Kittinger
set a world distance record for balloon
flight traversing 3,527 miles in his
84 hour voyage.
Note on the gallery images: The photograph above and to the the left of the plaque is not Col. Kittinger. It is a portrait of Colonel Michael N.W. McCoy, Aerospace Pioneer (1905-1957).
Date the Record Happened: Spetember 18, 1984
Where did this record happen: Crossing the Atlantic Ocen between Caribou, Maine USA and Montenotte, Savona Italy
Who Broke this record: Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr.
Is there something to see here?: Yes
What is there to see here: A cast plaque is mounted to a wall beside the interfaith chapel.
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