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11. Larry Walters' historic lawn chair balloon flight was only twelve miles!

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:10 PM

Mar 2012

A TWA pilot first spotted Larry and radioed the tower that he was passing a guy in a lawn chair at 16,000!

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First english female arial traveler - 35 miles into the atmosphere - ca. 1785 [View all] boston bean Mar 2012 OP

i think she traveled downrange 35 miles ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #1

These were my first shocked thoughts... onehandle Mar 2012 #3

Hence the word "traversing" Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #5

Thanks for the education on that. boston bean Mar 2012 #6

Exactly dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #8

"... after traversing upwards of Thirty Miles in the Atmosphere." William Seger Mar 2012 #9

Still, 30 miles is a heck of a long way. Little Star Mar 2012 #15

Wow. Unfortunately, if she really had ascended 35 miles The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #2

it was a snafu in getting if from the plaque to here ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #4

ah ok, boston bean Mar 2012 #10

very easy mistake... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #12

35 miles through the atmosphere maybe, not up into it. Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #7

Larry Walters' historic lawn chair balloon flight was only twelve miles! Brother Buzz Mar 2012 #11

Um. Aerial? longship Mar 2012 #13