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The Blue Baron the first 'cracker-pilot' of the history

Rome, Italy - A cross-section of the flight's pioneership between the serious and the facetious

It is a real history occurred in 1975 regarding the "Blue Baron", the first 'cracker-pilot' of the history, and AVIONEWS wants to reopen this curious news to its readers. June, 1975. Fred Jones explains his idea to Luigi Rontini, manufacturer of balloons in Bologna. Rontini was amazed at first, then became enthusiastic and accepted to try. For six months, Rontini tested the seal of the balloons...

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Rome, Italy, 02/14/2007 18:36
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