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Three Balloonists Threw Caution to the Wind in 1970 and Paid the Price

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By Jerry Copas, Guy Aceto
| HistoryNet Verified
Well-wishers surround The Free Life Rozier balloon in a pasture near East Hampton, N.Y., on September 20, 1970, prior to its attempt to cross the Atlantic. Ralph Morse/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images Jerry Copas Fifty years ago a British balloonist and a husband-and-wife team disappeared without a trace as they attempted to fly the Atlantic in a balloon dubbed The Free Life. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean has proven an irresistible challenge to balloonists for more than 150 years.
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Three Balloonists Threw Caution to the Wind in 1970 and Paid the Price

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By Jerry Copas
| HistoryNet Verified
Fifty years ago a British balloonist and a husband-and-wife team disappeared without a trace as they attempted to fly the Atlantic in a balloon dubbed The Free Life. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean has proven an irresistible challenge to balloonists for more than 150 years. In the summer of 1970 Rodney Anderson, his wife Pamela Brown and British balloonist Mal­colm Brighton were convinced they had the skills and the balloon necessary to become the first to complete the epic journey.
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The Museum That Fell From the Sky

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By Jerry Copas
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
An Ohio native preserves the story of the Navy’s first rigid airship. On September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah was torn apart by the force of violent updrafts over Ohio. Wreckage was scattered over several miles. (NASM SI-85-19404) By Jerry Copas Air & Space Magazine | Subscribe December 2020 Famous museums, like the Guggenheim in New York City or the Louvre in Paris, often reside in imposing buildings.
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