STEVE FOSSETT CUT HIS BALLOON
STEVE FOSSETT CUT HIS BALLOON circumnavigation flight short on Jan. 4, landing in Novokiporovskaya, Russia, after avoiding Libya and becoming trapped in calm air, and having equipment problems. Fossett flew about 7,300 mi. from his St. Louis launch on Dec. 31, less than the 10,360-mi. world record...
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