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France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

Lausanne, Switzerland - The ceremony took place last Saturday

The winners of the "61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017" said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017. French pilots Vincent Leys and Christophe Houver won the famous gas-balloon race over the weekend of 8-10 September 2017, and had made the long journey back to Fribourg to accept their medals. They were...

fra/pec - 1207083
Rome, Italy, 09/18/2017 14:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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