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A written and visual archive.

  • Tony Fairbanks – Pilot
    • Biography
    • Induction into the U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame
  • Cleveland Balloon Club
    • Cleveland Balloon Club (1932-1939)
    • Early Photos
    • 1936 Denver Mile High Air Races
    • Scrapbooks
      • Scrapbook I
      • Scrapbook II
      • Scrapbook by Tony’s sister, Antonica Fairbanks Canova
    • Recording of early ballooning
    • Articles, CBC Artifacts and More
    • 1932 Cleveland Balloon Club Proceedings
    • A Written Explanation of Flights 1931-1934
    • Down One Diamond – The Book
  • Gas Inflation Audio by Tony
  • Balloon Club of America (BCA)
    • Early BCA Movies
    • The Beginning
      • The Manhole Cover – Explanation of Early Gas Inflation
      • The Inflation and First Flight of the BCA
      • Early Instruments and Parts
      • Early Flights
      • April 1954 – An Artist’s Concept of Free Ballooning
      • Huge Craft Provides Big Attraction
      • 1954 – Strange Objects Drop from the Sky
      • La Coquette – Making of a Movie
    • The Adventure Continues
      • Wide Wide World – TV Show
      • Sports Illustrated
      • Rip Panel on Gas Balloon
      • Flights – 1950’s
      • The Chase – with Sports Car Club
      • Over Water at Night
      • Log Book 1952 – 1959
    • More Adventures
      • Fun Times
      • The Drag Rope
      • Bags – Up
      • Big Ball Aloft – 1962
      • A Flight with Pete – 1967
      • The Army Navy Game of 1964
      • Gas Ballooning Advertisements
        • Location, Exact Ad Unknown
        • Camel Cigarettes 1963
        • Four Ads
        • Using La Coquette for Ads
    • Continued Flights
      • Final Flight of the ‘Old 80’
      • Final Flight of the ‘New 80’
      • National Balloon Race – 1960
      • Fort Dix – the Firing Range
    • BCA in Europe
      • Belgium/Holland
      • La Coquette in Europe September 1976
    • BCA in USA
      • The 1950’s
      • Chasing Gas Balloons in the Early Days
      • Flights 1960 to 1965
      • Flights 1966 to 1970
      • Photos from Various Flights 1960 – 1970
      • Down One Diamond – The Book – Chapter II and III
  • Alpine Flights
    • Introduction to Fred Dolder’s High Alpine Ballooning Week – 7 flights
    • The Beginning in the Year 1910
    • Alps – First Flight 1968
    • Alps – Second Flight 1969
    • Alps – Third Flight 1971
    • Alps – Fourth Flight 1972
    • Alps – Fifth Flight – 1978
    • Down One Diamond – the Book – Chapter V
    • Alps – Sixth Flight – 1979
    • Alps – Seventh Flight – 1981 – final Alpine flight
    • After the Flights
      • Plates – A Memento
  • Fixed Wing
    • X-7879 Monoplane Special No.2
    • Gliders
  • Museums & Websites
  • Log Books
  • Mail
    • First Mail
    • Second Mail
  • Tony: Special Articles
    • Cavalier Magazine Article
    • The Fairbanks House
    • Sixty Years of Gas & Hot Air Ballooning
  • Articles by Bert
    • Come Easy, Easy Go
    • Weaving of International Friendships
  • Articles by Mike
    • Skywriter-A Risky Event
    • Skywriter – Greater Eastern Balloon Association
    • The Flight from Jericho
    • Two Men Who Survived the Graveyard of the Atlantic Ocean
    • Memories of Gas Ballooning
  • Favorite Photos of Mike
  • Favorite Books
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    Skywriter-A Risky Event

    Posted on May 30, 2021June 30, 2021 by Martin Beall

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