Double Eagle II Crosses Atlantic by Balloon, August 17, 1978
Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
Date: August 17, 1978
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