This flight was sponsored by the National Observer – A National Weekly Newspaper
Take off from Stechelberg, Switzerland and landed in Dasio, Italy.
Pilot – Tony Fairbanks, Passenger – William Lewis. They flew the 35,000 cu. ft. HB-BOO Circus-Knee balloon for 3 hours and 30 minutes.
The National Observer Weekly Newspaper wrote a series of articles about Tony Fairbanks and his flight over the Alps.
Miscellaneous Items
The Flight
The following shows the flight path of the 1971 flights.
A week with Dolder's High Alpine Ballooning - 1968 - 1971
