Looking Back: The First Crossing of the Atlantic by Men in a Balloon
On August 11, 1978, three American balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman lifted off in their balloon Double Eagle II from Presque Isle, in Maine, United States, to take on the challenge of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Abruzzo and Anderson had also attempted the feat in the previous year, but they were caught by storms, […]
