IN MEMORY OF STEVE FOSSETT Traditional Cache
IN MEMORY OF STEVE FOSSETT
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STEVE FOSSETT
For his first solo around the world attempt, in the Solo Challenger departed Stratobowl, S.D., on Jan. 8, 1996. He landed the bottom of this field approximately 2,200 miles, three days later, on Jan. 11.
Chicago adventurer Steve Fossett called it "the most embarrassing day of my life," but a woman from the tiny, picturesque town of Hampton, New Brunswick, thought otherwise. Forcing her way through the crowd that gathered Wednesday around Fossett's grounded Solo Challenger after his aborted attempt to be the first balloonist to fly non-stop around the world, she offered him a miniature Canadian flag. "Welcome to Canada," she said. Fossett sighed wearily and said thanks.
The adventurer was 63 when he disappeared in September 2007 while on a solo flight from a Nevada ranch.
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