{"id":4052,"date":"2017-06-26T18:42:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T22:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonyfairbanks.org\/?page_id=4052"},"modified":"2020-02-01T14:33:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T19:33:31","slug":"fourth-of-seven-gas-balloon-flights-in-fred-dolders-high-alpine-ballooning-week-1972","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?page_id=4052","title":{"rendered":"Alps &#8211; Fourth Flight \u2013 1972"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px; margin: 10px; background-color: lightblue;\" align=\"center\"><strong>From Stechelberg, Switzerland to Meringen, Switzerland<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Pilot Tony Fairbanks, Passengers Robert Diforio, Simone King, Claire Moorehead, George O&#8217;Meara<\/p>\n<p>Flew the &#8216;Basel&#8217; 80,000 cu. ft. balloon and landed after two hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong> This was Tony&#8217;s shortest flight. The radio the balloons are required to carry ordered all three balloons flying that day to land immediately due to an electrical storm. Tony made a successful landing in a Swiss valley but as he began to pull the rip panel, which releases all the gas, the envelope burst into flames and was completely destroyed.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4052 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4055'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-28-300x183.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-28-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-28-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-28-1025x627.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-28.jpg 1099w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4056'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-51-300x184.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-51-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-51-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-51-1025x629.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-51.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4056'>\n\t\t\t\tTony and Mary Lou Fairbanks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4057'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-54-300x181.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-54-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-54-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-54-1025x619.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-54.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4058'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-52-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-52-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-52-626x1024.jpg 626w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-52.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4058'>\n\t\t\t\tMary Lou Fairbanks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4059'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-1-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-1-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-1-1025x643.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-1.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4059'>\n\t\t\t\tMary Lou Fairbanks standing and speaking\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4060'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-50-300x184.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-50-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-50-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-50-1025x629.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-50.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4061'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-51-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-51-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-51-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-51-1025x638.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-51.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4061'>\n\t\t\t\tClaire Moorehead and Tony Fairbanks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4062'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-51-300x185.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-51-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-51-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-51-1025x633.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-51.jpg 1106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4062'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom left &#8211; Charles Dolfuss, Fred Dolder, Tony Fairbanks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4063'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-44-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-44-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-44-624x1024.jpg 624w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-44.jpg 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4064'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-4-297x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-4-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-4-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-4.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4064'>\n\t\t\t\tTony Fairbanks holding map\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4065'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-40-187x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-40-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-40-637x1024.jpg 637w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-40.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4065'>\n\t\t\t\tMary Lou Fairbanks and Charles Dolfuss\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4066'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-36-300x185.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-36-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-36-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-36-1025x631.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-36.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4067'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-36-300x184.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-36-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-36-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-36-1025x628.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-36.jpg 1093w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4067'>\n\t\t\t\tFred Dolder in straw hat\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4068'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-34-300x184.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-34-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-34-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-34-1025x630.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-34.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4069'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-33-300x181.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-33-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-33-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-33-1025x619.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-33.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4070'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-29-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-29-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-29-625x1024.jpg 625w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-29.jpg 657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" 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size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-28-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-28-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-28.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4073'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-25-182x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-25-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-25-620x1024.jpg 620w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-25.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4074'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-23-178x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-23-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-23-606x1024.jpg 606w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-23.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4075'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-19-181x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-19-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-19-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-19.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4075'>\n\t\t\t\tBalloon Tony Fairbanks flying\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4076'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-15-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-15-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-15-623x1024.jpg 623w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20-15.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4077'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17-186x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17-635x1024.jpg 635w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17.jpg 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4078'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14-176x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14-601x1024.jpg 601w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14.jpg 643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4079'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-11-300x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-11-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-11-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-11-1025x648.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-11.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4080'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-10-300x184.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-10-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-10-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-10-1025x629.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-10.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4081'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-8-182x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-8-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-8-620x1024.jpg 620w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-8.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4081'>\n\t\t\t\tSimone King\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4082'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/26-7-179x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/26-7-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/26-7-610x1024.jpg 610w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/26-7.jpg 659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4082'>\n\t\t\t\tClaire Moorehead\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4083'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27-7-300x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27-7-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27-7-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27-7-1025x622.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27-7.jpg 1106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/?attachment_id=4084'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-7-300x184.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-7-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-7-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-7-1025x627.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-7.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4084'>\n\t\t\t\tLeft Charles Dolfuss\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Description of one flight<\/h4>\n<p>This was written in German by Emil Imhof, who was\u00a0 a passenger on one of the flights.<\/p>\n<p>This was translated by C.F. Moorhead, a passenger in Tony&#8217;s balloon.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4052 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img041.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img041-210x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img041-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img041-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img041-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img041.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img042.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img042-210x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img042-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img042-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img042-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img042.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img043.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img043-210x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img043-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img043-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img043-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img043.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img044.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img044-210x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img044-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img044-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img044-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img044.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img045.fw_.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img045.fw_-208x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img045.fw_-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img045.fw_-768x1109.png 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img045.fw_-709x1024.png 709w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img045.fw_.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img046.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img046-211x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img046-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img046-768x1091.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img046-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img046.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img047.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img047-211x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img047-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img047-768x1094.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img047-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img047.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Miscellaneous<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4052 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-29.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-29-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-29-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-29-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-29-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-29.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-52.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-52-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-52-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-52-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-52-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-52.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-55.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-55-211x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-55-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-55-768x1094.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-55-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-55.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-53.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-53-300x172.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-53-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-53-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-53-1025x588.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-53.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-51.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-51-300x147.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-51-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-51-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-51-1025x504.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-51.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>The Joy of Alpine Flying<\/h4>\n<p>[pdf height=&#8221;800px&#8221;]http:\/\/www.tonyfairbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheJoyOfFlying.pdf[\/pdf]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Stechelberg, Switzerland to Meringen, Switzerland Pilot Tony Fairbanks, Passengers Robert Diforio, Simone King, Claire Moorehead, George O&#8217;Meara Flew the &#8216;Basel&#8217; 80,000 cu. ft. balloon and landed after two hours. Note:\u00a0 This was Tony&#8217;s shortest flight. 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