Andy Elson and Colin Prescot
Andy Elson and Colin Prescot failed in their attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the world nonstop in a hot air balloon, but the British crew set a record for the longest flight in the Earth's atmosphere-- 426 hr. 25 min. The previous record was 233 hr. 55 min. The team, sponsored by Cable...
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