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Balloons. "Gordon Bennett" race: one of them took off from Bristol, "Touch" Rome

Lausanne, Switzerland - The event, the oldest and most prestigious aeronautical in the world, began on Saturday and the participants will overfly Italy and Mediterranean

Up to 21 teams from 12 countries around the world competed on 25 September 2010 in the "Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett - International Gas Balloon Race" (www.gordonbennett2010.com). Taking off at dusk from a site near Bristol, the team which flies the furthest distance from the start point wins the race. The inaugural race took place in Paris in 1906. Since then no Briton had won, until, in...

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Rome, Italy, 09/27/2010 15:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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