Articles re: balloon flight

Title
Articles re: balloon flight
Creator
New York Times
Institution
TCU
Link
https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/23605
Description
Headline: "Army Men Rise 74,000 Feet on Flight in Stratosphere, Then Land Gently on Farm: New Altitude Mark Set: Figure of the Russians in Fatal Flight Topped by 2,000 Feet. Eight Hours in the Air: Fliers Had Anxious Moment When Balloon Began Falling 500 Feet a Minute. Were Then 23,000 Feet Up: But Stevens and Anderson Checked the Plunge - All Instruments Intact."; Headline: "Balloon Battles Way Out of Bowl: Ballast is Dropped to Clear the Trees at Rim, Lined with 20,000 Cheering in Cold. Ascends at a Rapid Rate: Pilot Reports Conditions at Various Heights - Craft Drifts 50 Miles in 2 1/2 Hours." p. 1 (incomplete articles also clipped on edge of page)
Date
1935-11-12
Decade
1930s
Subjects
Aviation
Air travel
United States Army
Source
Box 019, Aviation-History 1930-1937 folder, Item 016
Type
Document
Formats
6x22 paper
Rights
Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph

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