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Bookmark or Share- Double Eagle II - WikipediaDouble Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it landed 17 August 1978 in Miserey near Paris, 137 hours 6 minutes after leaving Presque Isle, Maine. [1]
- Dead Mobster Mourned - Chicago ReaderThat’s what turncoat mobster Frank Cullotta (left), speaking by phone “from an undisclosed location,” told the Sun-Times when he heard his protege Lawrence Neumann (aka “Lurch,” “The Big Guy,”...
- Gone West: Balloon Pilot Larry Newman | Aero-News NetworkLarry Newman, the last surviving member of the crew of the Double Eagle II balloon - first to cross the Atlantic, has died. Newman reportedly succumbed to a 3-year long battle with pancreatic...
- #tbt: The First Successful Balloon Flight Across the AtlanticDouble Eagle II launched on August 11 from Presque Island, Maine, carrying Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman. Almost six days and 4,987 kilometers (3,099 miles) later they landed safely in France. This was the fourteenth known attempt to cross the Atlantic by balloon.
- Chicago actor Larry Neumann Jr. is dead at 62. His off-Loop roles were ...Larry Neumann Jr., a gruff, gritty Chicago actor widely regarded as quintessential, died Wednesday at the age of 62. His death was announced by his former wife of 18 years, Sandy Borglum....
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