Below is Chapter V from the book Down One Diamond.  It was written by Tony Fairbanks’ son Michael Fairbanks. The book was self published in 1979 with a limited edition and was originally published for family and friends. This chapter is printed with the permission of the author, Michael Fairbanks.

Note: As  Down One Diamond was submitted to be printed in June 1979, Tony left for Murren, Switzerland to fly his sixth gas balloon flight over the Swiss Alpine Mountains.