Double Eagle Ben Abruzzo; Maxie Anderson; Larry Newman; The British First Edition Book
Shipping of your magnificent Double Eagle Ben Abruzzo; Maxie Anderson; Larry Newman; The British First Edition Book - Hardcover Book - within Australia is included, and Worldwide for a small nominal fee, as my gift to you.
This is your opportunity to acquire this absolutely stunning British First Edition Book, narrating the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by Double Eagle in 1977 with Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson on board as the Pilots. This attempt failed and then, Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson's second successful attempt along with a new 3rd Team Member, Larry Newman in Double Eagle II in 1978.
This attempt succeeded after some major risks were circumvented. Fate truly was on their side. To put this achievement and risks in context, there had been 16 prior failed attempts which had resulted in the tragic loss of 5 lives combined.
Double Eagle Ben Abruzzo; Maxie Anderson; Larry Newman; The British First Edition Book is from my stored private library and read once only.
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The enthralling Double Eagle Ben Abruzzo; Maxie Anderson; Larry Newman; The British First Edition Book - First Published February 1980.
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Double Eagle Ben Abruzzo; Maxie Anderson; Larry Newman; The British First Edition Book - Hardcover Book
Many people have taken various ballooning challenges over time, but perhaps the most daring was First Across The Atlantic after so many failures and fatalities. This flight without a doubt set led the way on how to prepare and undertake such momentous Ballooning Record Flights flights. It was to be 20 years later before the first successful around-the-world hot air balloon flight followed.
This book is beautifully written and edited in a very readable way by the author Charles McCarry, who clearly articulates the 'passion and commitment' of Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson and ultimately Larry Newman who were the Double Eagle II Team.
There were many iconic Space and Aviation achievements in the 20th Century. The 'hallmark features' of this book that excited the original readers are that the words and feelings are derived from the American Aeronaut/Balloonists themselves and presented along with a selection of the outstanding photographs taken on the flight.
Photograph Credits:
Photo 1 A close Image of the front cover of the historical Double Eagle Ben Abruzzo; Maxie Anderson; Larry Newman; The British First Edition Book - Hardcover Book
Photo 2 The route of the original Double Eagle [top] and then the successful Double Eagle II [lower]
Photo 3 The absolutely superb Royal Blue Papered Boards Spine, with the stunning Gold Coloured Lettering applied, it is beautiful in its quality and presentation
Photo 4 A double spread of the Balloon Double Eagle II floating over France towards the end of the magnificent journey and achievement
Photo 5 Chapter 17: Some of the gremlins and the failures begin to appear into the flight and beginning to 'stress' the Aeronauts as to what could be next, illustrating the humanness of the Pilots as they face real dangers
Photo 6 A spread of photographs depicting Life on the Ballon Double Eagle II crossing the Southern English Coast, for its last over water flight leg before the success of France
Photo 7 The copyright page describing the British First Edition credentials printed by W. H. Allan and Co Ltd, London, UK.
Photo 8 A close Image of the inside front cover flap of the Double Eagle Ben Abruzzo; Maxie Anderson; Larry Newman; The British First Edition Book - Hardcover Book
Photo 9 A close Image of the inside rear cover flap of the Double Eagle Ben Abruzzo; Maxie Anderson; Larry Newman; The British First Edition Book - Hardcover Book
Photo 10 A close Image of the spine of the protective Dust Jacket Cover Jacket to the book
There is a separate Space and Aviation Firsts Product set, also available, of the First 'British' Edition Book - The Greatest Adventure, The First Around The World Balloon Voyage of the Breitling Orbiter 3.
Mission Profile. [source Wikipedia]
First Recorded Balloon Flight Across The Atlantic
Double Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman, became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it landed on 17 August 1978 in Miserey near Paris, 137 hours 6 minutes after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
Double Eagle II Gondola
It can be regarded as a successful crossing at the point that the Double Eagle II crossed the Irish coast, on the evening of 16 August, an event that Shannon Airport notified the crew about when it happened. Newman originally intended to hang glide from the balloon to a landing, while Anderson and Abruzzo continued to fly, but the hang-glider had to be dropped as ballast earlier on 16 August.
While flying over France, they heard by radio that authorities had closed Le Bourget Airfield, where Charles Lindbergh had landed, for them. The crew declined the offer as they were running out of ballast and it would be too risky (to themselves and anyone below) to pass over the suburbs of Paris. They landed in a field of barley, owned by Roger and Rachel Coquerel, in Miserey, 60 mi (97 km) northwest of Paris. Television images showed a highway nearby, its shoulders and outer lanes crowded with stopped cars, people sweeping across the farm field to the landing spot.
The flight, the fourteenth known attempt, was the culmination of more than a century of previous attempts to cross the Atlantic Ocean by balloon. Some of the people who had attempted it were never found.
Larry Newman won a draw among the three to sleep in the same bed at the United States embassy that Lindbergh slept in. British balloonists Don Cameron and Christopher Davey feted the trio at a party that included a balloon shaped like the Double Eagle II. The trio and their wives planned to return to the United States aboard the supersonic Concorde. Upon the successful crossing, the trip was accommodated by Air France at no charge to the trio and spouses.
The gondola is displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. A monument, containing a model of the balloon, was built to commemorate the Double Eagle II and its Atlantic crossing at the field from where the balloon lifted off. (46°37′36.54″N 68°1′16.66″W).
In January 2015, the crew of the Two Eagles Balloon completed a flight across the Pacific Ocean. Their flight duration of 160 hours and 34 minutes record was verified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, officially breaking the time-aloft record of the Double Eagle II.
The incredible Double Eagle Ballooning Statistics of 1978 set by the first successful Across the Atlantic 'non-stop' flight were:
Collectors’ Hint 1 – Acquisition of ‘Rare’ Historical Offerings!
I learned a long time to obtain 'rare' offerings when they appear as I lost out on a few key Historical Mission Pieces due to hesitating.
One was an X-15 photograph signed by 11 of the 12 surviving X-15 Pilots, one being Neil Armstrong. I have never seen the offer again during the past 25 years.
I suggest when an opportunity presents itself, make the decision for your collection and act!
Remember Ballooning by Aeronauts was the FIRST successful form of Aviation undertaken by Mankind in the 1700s!
Notes:
This is serious and enjoyable premium quality Art Space and Aviation Collecting. If an offer is to be made, please understand the offer needs to be very seriously 'close'!
This Book is the official record of the Flight and has been protected by a professional book cover that protects the book without any associated markings of any kind.
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Conclusion
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