Flight from Murren, Switzerland to Alessandria, Italy
Pilot Tony Fairbanks, Passengers Milford Vanik, Gregory Rock, Gordon rock, Richard Wersham
Flew the ‘Zurich’ Balloon for 4 1/2 hours
Note: Tony’s wife, Mary Lou Fairbanks, and Christine, Fred Dolder’s daughter, traveled alone through the Alps in the chase vehicle. They headed in the direction of the balloon’s expected path. When through the mountains in Italy, they stopped to phone for word of a landing and were notified the balloon had landed. The chase vehicle arrived at the landing site at midnight, after an eight hour drive.
The Flight
Observations of the flight by Tony Fairbanks
