Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-28 | Page 1 | Fliers Seeking World Record

FLIERS SEEKING WORLD RECORD Intrepid Balloonists Attempt to Excel Previous Hops Hops' Into Space RAPID CITY S. S D D. July 28 UP Records o of previous notable flights I into the higher altitudes s marks o of which Major William E E. Kep Kepner er Captain Cap Cap- Ir I tam tain Albert Stevens and Captain Orvil Orvil Or Or- OrviI vil viI Anderson set out today to eclipse follow tollow Present worlds world's record officially accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac by bythe the International Federa Federa- lion tion feet leet or miles made spade by Lieutenant Commander Commander Com Corn mand mander r T. T G. G W W. Settle Settles U. U S. S N. N and Major Chester L. L Fordney United Unit Unit- ed cd States marine corps on November November Novem Novem- ber 21 1933 on flight li ht from Akron Ohio to Bridgeton N. N J. J Unofficial worlds world's record record feet or 13 1367 67 miles mUes made by three soviet balloonists Pa Paul l Fe Ilya lla and Andrey on January 30 1934 on a n flight from Moscow The balloonists were killed in the descent Successful Russian record flight flight- lIght lIght- or miles made by Ernest anc and Konstantine on November 1 I 1933 from rom Moscow stratosphere flight light flight or 1006 miles made by Professor Auguste and imd Max Cosyns on August 18 1932 from Zurich Switzer Switzer- land Records of the Russian balloonists were not officially accepted because the U. U S. S S. S R. R is not represented inthe inthe in inthe the International Federation Aero- Aero I