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Poland Team 1 was one of 17 gas balloons participating in the Gordon Bennett Cup. The team was the first to take flight when the launch window opened on Saturday evening, 8:30 pm. All of the balloon teams launched from Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque New Mexico; traveling
Oct 9, 2023 · October 9, 2023. Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race officials are aware of an accident involving Poland Team 1. The balloon came into contact with a powerline near Crandall, Texas. The strike occurred at approximately 7:25pm Central time. Local residents and first responders provided immediate assistance to the two pilots Krzystotf Zapart and ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Oct 9, 2023 Updated Nov 8, 2023. A gas balloon competing in the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett struck a power line near Crandall, Texas, Monday evening, leaving its two pilots injured,...
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Oct 10, 2023 · A fiery crash during the prestigious long-distance ballooning race has left two pilots from Poland, Krzystotf Zapart and Pjotr Halas, with burns and other injuries. Authorities say the team’s hydrogen-filled balloon struck a high-voltage power line at an electrical substation in North Texas on Monday. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Oct 10, 2023 · A gas balloon participating in the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett crashed in Texas. According to Balloon Fiesta officials, Poland Team 1 came into contact with a powerline near...
Nov 30, 2023 · Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race officials confirmed with NBC 5 that Halas and Zapart were the crash victims and part of Poland Team 1. Some 50 days later, though, Pjotr Halas is recovering....
Oct 10, 2023 · The balloon, Poland Team 1 piloted by Krzystotf Zapart and Pjotr Halas, struck a powerline near Crandall. Both pilots were injured and taken to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Zapart, the lead pilot, sustained cuts and burns to his legs and arms. Halas suffered burns and broken bones in his leg and mid-section.
