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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 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)
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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,...
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.
Oct 10, 2023 · The team involved in the crash that occurred around 7:25 p.m., Poland Team 1, was reportedly piloted by Krzysztof Zapart and Piotr Halas. They were injured and taken to a hospital, where they...
Oct 10, 2023 · Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race officials confirmed with NBC 5 that Pjotr Halas and Krzystotf Zapart, from Swidnica, Poland, were the crash victims and part of Poland Team 1. Tuesday...
