Lot 493
United States, 1981, FLOWN, "Double Eagle V" Balloon Flight Cover (#423/1,000) piloted by Abruzzo, Newman, Aoki and Clark. This flight was the FIRST TRANS-PACIFIC Flight. IT launched in Nagashima, Japan (10 November) and landed in Covelo, California (12 November).The flight almost didn't make it as they flew too low to avoid bad weather and accumulated literally tons of ice on the plastic film envelope. The cover is signed by all four crew members with launch and landing postmarks including two different launch cancels from the two different launch attempts (same covers used). Scarce and attractive.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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