When Tony and members of BCA fly in Saint Nickolaas, Belgium, the Secretary of the Air Force authorizes round trip travel by government airlines. They would fly by MAC aircraft from McQuire AFB, NJ, to Frankfurt, Germany for the purpose of representing the United States.
Pilot - Tony, Passenger - Josef Raemdonck
September 8, 1963 - One hour flight with the 35,000 N4149A balloon
Left – Mary Lou Fairbanks
Fiat hanging from crane for an AD
Mary Lou Fairbanks
Tony with blue cap
Photo taken by Ernest A. Kehr.
In basket left – Joseph Raemdonck – right Tony Fairbanks
In basket left – Tony Fairbanks right – Joseph Raemdonck
When Tony and members of BCA fly in Saint Nickolaas, Belgium, the Secretary of the Air Force authorizes round trip travel by government airlines. They fly by MAC aircraft from McQuire AFB, NJ, to Frankfurt, Germany for the purpose of representing the United States.
Pilot - Tony Fairbanks, Passengers - Mary Lou Fairbanks, Eleanor Vadala, and a crew member from the Haag Balloon Club
Tony by car
Mary Lou Fairbanks
Mary Lou Fairbanks
Mary Lou and Tony Fairbanks
Eleanor Vadalla with sand bag – Mary Lou by basket
Crew member from Haag Balloon Club
Tony and Mary Lou Fairbanks
Eleanor Vadalla
Tony and Mary Lou Fairbanks
Landing – left Mary Lou, Eleanor, Tony, member of Haag crew
Tony's logbook shows he flew solo on September 5th. Mr. Albert Vandenbemden loaned him a 900 m. balloon for the flight. The photos below show the inflation of this flight.
Note: There was also to be a flight on September 6th, which was cancelled. At noon on the 6th, all balloons were inflated and ready to go.
Intermittent rain all day and high winds caused the flights to be cancelled. The balloons were then deflated and packed up.
Note - the photos below depict two flights. The first flight was May, 7th - Pilot Tony Fairbanks, Passenger William Lewis. Take off in Vlissingen, Holland in La Coquette - N9074H. They flew 15 minutes and landed in Vlssingen.
Second Flight - May 9th - Pilot Tony Fairbanks, Passenger Shunjiro Matsushima - take off in Delft, Holland in La Coquette N9074H. They flew one hour and landed in nearby Maasdijk, Holland.
Left William Lewis – right Tony Fairbanks
Black shirt William Lewis
Left Mary Lou in red coat William Lewis in middle, Tony on right
Left Tony, right William Lewis
Left seated is Charles Dollfus
2nd from Left Mary Lou – right Tony
Left Mary Lou – right Charles Dollfus
Left Charles Dollfus
Charles Dollfus
Prof. A. Piccard balloon piloted by Nini Boesman
Tony on Right
Left – white shirt back to camera – Shunjiro Matsushima – right in black outfit Mary Lou
Right Fred Dolder
Tony with dark jacket
Prof. A. Piccard balloon piloted by Nini Boesman
Shunjiro Matsushima
Left Tony – right Shunjiro Matsushima
Mary Lou Fairbanks
Left Tony – right Mary Lou
The program below shows activities for the week of the 24th International Holland Balloon Race - May 4 - May 10, 1970
When Tony and members of BCA fly in Saint Nickolaas, Belgium, the Secretary of the Air Force authorizes round trip travel by government airlines. They fly by MAC aircraft from McQuire AFB, NJ, to Frankfurt, Germany for the purpose of representing the United States.
Sept. 4, 1971 - Pilot - Tony, Passenger - Dr. William C. Grabb - flew 30 minutes and landed near by.
Mr. Fred Dolder loaned one of his balloons to Tony. Mr. Dolder brought the 520 M. "ALBIS" to St. Nickolaas for Tony to use for this flight.
