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Summary
This National Geographic Society-Army Air Corps balloon set a world manned altitude record of 72,395 ft. on Nov. 11, 1935. The pictures show various views of the gondola on the ground, CCC personnel, Army and National Geographic Society personnel, and the balloon being folded into a ground cloth.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Project Reports
Hot Air Baloons and Gas Baloons
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Date
01/01/1935
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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