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unusual facts about Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning



RWD 10

The first public aerobatics show of the RWD-10 took place during a Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning on September 14–15, 1935 in Warsaw.

Zbigniew Burzyński

Zbigniew Burzyński (March 31, 1902 in Żółkiew near Lwów – December 30, 1971 in Warsaw), was a Polish balloonist and constructor of balloons, pioneer of Polish balloons, who twice won the Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning, also beat the world record.


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