Spirit of Knoxville IV lands within sight of Europe
March 13th, 2008 at 15:33
The Amateur Radio balloon SNOX IV which was attempting a transatlantic crossing splashed down in the ocean at 3:00 EDT (1900 UT) a few hundred miles from Ireland.
More details will be available on http://spiritofknoxville.com in the coming days.
3360 miles (5400km) travelled, 40 Hours in the air, Landed just 350 miles from Ireland.
Thank you all,
Spirit of Knoxville Crew
Source: SouthGateARC
Tags: Knoxville, Radio ballon, transatlantic
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