About Gordon Bennett

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James Gordon Bennett, Jr

Gordon Bennett Facts

 
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – When legendary ballooning team Richard Abruzzo and Dr. Carol Rymer Davis won the 48th Annual Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in Thionville, France, they secured arrival of this prestigious event on U.S. soil for the first time since 1999. Tradition holds that the winning team earns their country the right to organize the following year’s competition, and as a result, the 49th race took place in Albuquerque on Saturday, October 1, 2005. The event was a part of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. 

 

           

The 2005 Coupe Aeronautique
The 2005 Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett was arguably the most successful in history... read more

Our Founder: James Gordon Bennett, Jr
Newspaperman, adventurer, sportsman -- and magnet for scandal -- James Gordon Bennett, Jr. was a very interesting fellow. read more

Some Gordon Bennett Facts:
The first woman to fly in the Gordon Bennett was Mme. Gustave Goldschmidt, co-pilot to Renee Rumpelmayer of France. read more

           

 

 

 

 

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