CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 1 of 13 1906-10-01 1st Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, 1st place 647,10 km United States Frank P. Lahm Henry B. Hersey 402 Miles Paris (Jardin des Tuileries), France, to Fylingdales, Yorkshire, UK 22 h 15 min Long distance race, the oldest aviation race still flown. 15 balloons, 1 airship
1907-10-23 2nd Gordon Bennett race 1907. 1st place 1 403,55 km Germany Oscar Erbslöh Henry Helm Clayton (USA) 872 Miles St. Louis (Forest Park), Missuori, to Bradley Beach, New Jersey, USA 40 h 0 min
1908-10-14 3rd Gordon Bennett race 1908. 1st place. North Sea crossing 1 190,00 km Switzerland Theodor Schaeck Emil Messner 739 Miles Berlin (Schmargendorf), Germany to S/S CIMRA, 12 km west Bergset, Norway 73 h 1 min Longer distances and durations quoted sometimes. Landing was disputed
1909-10-05 4th Gordon Bennett race 1909. 1st place 1 121,11 km United States Edgar W. Mix Andre Roussel 697 Miles Zurich (Schlieren), Switzerland to Ostroleka (NO Warszawa) Poland 35 h 7 min
1910-10-19 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 1st place 1 887,60 km United States Alan R. Hawley Augustus Post 1 173 Miles St. Louis (Forest Park), Missuori to Peribonca, Tschotogama Lake, Quebec, Canada 44 h 25 min Spent 4 days on foot to reach a canadian timberman
1910-10-19 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 2nd place 1 814,50 km Germany Hans Gericke Sanil F. Perkins (USA) 1 127 Miles St. Louis (Forest Park), Missuori to Kiskisink, Quebec, Canada 42 h 30 min
1910-10-19 5th Gordon Bennett race 1910. 3rd place 1 720,00 km Germany Hugo von Abercron August Blanckertz 1 069 Miles St. Louis (Forest Park), USA to Coocoocahe, Quebec, Canada 39 h 7 min Spent 10 days on foot to reach civilization
1911-10-06 6th Gordon Bennett race 1911. 1st place 757,84 km Germany Hans Gericke Otto Duncker 471 Miles Kansas City (Gasworks), USA to Holcombe, Wisconsin 12 h 28 min
1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett race, 1st place. First over 2000 km. World record, (AA 7) 2 191,00 km France Maurice Bienaimé René Rumpelmayer 1 361 Miles Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen), Germany to Rybnoje, Ryazan, 150km SE Moscow, Russia 45 h 42 min
1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett, 2nd place. First over 2000 km. (AA 7) 2 001,00 km France Alfred Leblanc 1 243 Miles Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen), Germany to Kaluga 150km S Moscow, Russia 44 h 48 min Same day as Bienaimé flew slightly longer. Therefore no record
1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912, 3rd place 1 751,00 km United States Harry E. Honeywell 1 088 Miles Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen), Germany to Disna Sapadnaja, Russia 37 h 6 min Spent a few days in Russian jail
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 2 of 13 1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912, 4th place 1 523,00 km Brazil Victor de Beauclair Walo Gerber 946 Miles Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen), Germany to Sapronzipi, Russia 35 h 42 min
1912-10-29 7th Gordon Bennett race 1912, 5th place 1 509,00 km Austria F. W. Lehnert 938 Miles Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen), Germany to Rosenowskye, Russia 35 h 30 min
1913-10-12 First woman in Gordon Bennett 437,00 km France René Rumpelmayer Mme (Gustave) Goldschmidt 272 Miles 8th Gordon Bennett race 1913. 6th place h min Paris (Jardin des Tuileries), France to
1913-10-14 8th Gordon Bennett race 1913. 1st place 618,00 km United States Ralph M. Upson R.A.I. Preston 384 Miles Paris (Jardin des Tuileries), France to Bridlington, Yorkshire, UK 43 h 30 min
1920-10-25 9th Gordon Bennett race 1920. 1st place 1 769,00 km Belgium Ernest Demuyter M. Labrousse 1 099 Miles Birmingham, Alabama, USA to North Hero Island, Lake Champlain, Vermont, USA 40 h 15 min
1920-10-25 9th Gordon Bennett race 1920. 2nd place 1 600,00 km United States Harry E. Honeywell 994 Miles Birmingham, Alabama, USA to Rutland, Vermont, USA 48 h 26 min US duration record
1921-09-19 10th Gordon Bennett race 1921. 1st place 766,00 km Switzerland Paul Armbruster Louis Ansermier 476 Miles Brussels (Solbosch), Belgium to Lambay Island outside Dublin, Ireland 27 h 24 min
1922-08-07 11th Gordon Bennett race 1922. 1st place 1 372,10 km Belgium Ernest Demuyter Alexander Veenstra 853 Miles Geneva (Gasworks), Switzerland to Osnitca, Romania 25 h 49 min
1923-09-24 12th Gordon Bennett race 1923. 1st place 1 155,00 km Belgium Ernest Demuyter Leon Coeckelbergh 718 Miles Brussels (Solbosch), Belgium to Sköllersta, Sweden 21 h 0 min 3 balloons hit by lightning. Olmstead/Choptaw, USA, v Grüningen/Wehren, CH and Penerand,
1924-06-17 13th Gordon Bennett race 1924. 1st place 714,00 km Belgium Ernest Demuyter Leon Coeckelbergh 444 Miles Brussels (Solbosch), Belgium to St. Abbs Head, Scotland 43 h 16 min First trophy won by Belgium
1925-06-09 14th Gordon Bennett race 1925. 1st place 1 345,00 km Belgium Alexander Veenstra Philippe Quersin 836 Miles Brussels (Solbosch), Belgium to Cap Torinana, Spain 47 h 30 min First nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 3 of 13 1926-05-31 15th Gordon Bennett race 1926. 1st place 861,00 km United States Ward Tunte van Orman Walter W. Morton 535 Miles Antwerp (Wilrijk), Belgium to Sölvesborg, Sweden 16 h 37 min Second nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times
1927-09-12 16th Gordon Bennett race 1927. 1st place 1 198,00 km United States Edward J. Hill Arthur G. Schlosser 744 Miles Detroit (Henry Ford Airport), USA to Baxley, Georgia 48 h 0 min
1927-09-12 16th Gordon Bennett race 1927. 2nd place 1 106,00 km Germany Hugo Kaulen Alexander Dahl 687 Miles Detroit (Henry Ford Airport), USA to 48 h 0 min
1927-09-12 16th Gordon Bennett race 1927. 3rd place 1 102,00 km United States Ward Tunte van Orman Walter W. Morton 685 Miles Detroit (Henry Ford Airport), USA to Georgia 51 h 31 min
1928-07-02 17th Gordon Bennett race 1928. 1st place 740,80 km United States William Elsworth Kepner William O. Eareckson 460 Miles Detroit (Henry Ford Airport), USA to Kenbridge, Virginia 48 h 0 min Second trophy won by USA
1929-09-29 18th Gordon Bennett race 1929. 1st place 548,94 km United States Ward Tunte van Orman Alan.L. McCracken 341 Miles St. Louis (Manion Park), USA to Troy, Ohio 24 h 0 min
1930-09-02 19th Gordon Bennett race 1930. 1st place 872,00 km United States Ward Tunte van Orman Alan.L. McCracken 542 Miles Cleveland, Ohio, USA to Norfolk, Massachusets 27 h 56 min 10th victory for USA
1932-09-25 20th Gordon Bennett race 1932. 1st place 1 550,00 km United States Thomas G. W. "Tex" Settle Winfield Bushnell 963 Miles Basel (Kleinhüningen), Switzerland to Daugieliszki, Vilna, Poland 41 h 20 min World distance record. Third GB trophy won by USA. First to win 2 trophies
1933-09-04 21th Gordon Bennett race 1933. 1st place 1 361,00 km Poland Francyzek Hynek Zbigniew Burzynski 846 Miles Chicago (Century of Progress Expo), USA to Port Neuf, Quebec, Canada 38 h 32 min
1933-09-05 21th Gordon Bennett race 1933. 2nd place 1 248,00 km United States Thomas G. W. "Tex" Settle Kendall 775 Miles Chicago (Century of Progress Expo), USA to Lake Ontario?, Quebec, Canada 51 h 0 min
1933-09-04 21th Gordon Bennett race 1933. 4th place. Flew a netless balloon 403,00 km Germany Richard Schütze Erich Körner 250 Miles Chicago (Century of Progress Expo), USA to Klingstone, Michigan 26 h 0 min
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 4 of 13 1934-09-25 22nd Gordon Bennett race 1934. 1st place 1 333,00 km Poland Francyzek Hynek Wladislaw Pomaski 828 Miles Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport), Poland to Anna Woronez, USSR 44 h 48 min
1935-09-19 23rd Gordon Bennett race 1935. 1st place 1 650,47 km Poland Zbigniew Burzynski Wladyslav Wysocki 1 026 Miles Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport), Poland to Tiszkino, Stalingrad, USSR 57 h 54 min Fourth trophy won by Poland
1935-09-19 23rd Gordon Bennett race 1935. 2nd place 1 567,13 km Poland Antoni Janusz Wawszcak 974 Miles Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport), Poland to Nosowka 46 h 52 min
1936-09-01 24th Gordon Bennett race 1936. 1st place 1 715,80 km Belgium Ernest Demuyter Pierre Hoffmans 1 066 Miles Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport), Poland to Miedlesca, Archangelsk, USSR 46 h 24 min N 62d 20m 50s - E 42d 52m 03s. Miedlesca, 28 km N Shenkursk
1936-09-01 24th Gordon Bennett race 1936. 2nd place 1 534,28 km Poland Antoni Janusz Stanislaw Brenk 953 Miles Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport), Poland to Nosowszczyna 38 h 2 min N 63d 10m 16s - E 36d 56m 38s. Nosowszczyna, Onega Kalgaczycha, 24 km
1936-09-01 24th Gordon Bennett race 1936. 3rd place 1 518,40 km Switzerland Erich Tilgenkamp Maurice ten Bosch 943 Miles Warsaw (Pole Mokotowskie Airport), Poland to Wokonavelok 38 h 36 min N 64d 56m 00s - E 30d 43m 46s. Kuioziero, Wokonavelok Woknawolsk, 17 km
1937-06-22 25th Gordon Bennett race 1937. 1st place 1 396,00 km Belgium Ernest Demuyter Pierre Hoffmans 867 Miles Brussels (Heyselstadium), Belgium to Tukums (Dzirciems ~60 km W Riga), Latvia 46 h 15 min Second nation to win 5 times
1938-09-13 26th Gordon Bennett race 1938. 1st place 1 692,00 km Poland Antoni Janusz Franz Janick 1 051 Miles Leige (Bressoux), Belgium to Troyan, Bulgaria 37 h 47 min
1939-09 Gordon Bennett cancelled due to outbreak of war km Poland Miles Fifth trophy lost due to the war. New trophy set up by Polish Aeroclub 1983 h min
1980-05-02 Los Angeles Gordon Bennett race 1980. Duration record AA 6 206,48 km United States Ben L. Abruzzo Larry M Newman 128 Miles Fountain Valley, Los Angeles via San Fransisco to 75 h 10 min First classified AA5. Corrected 1985
1983-06-25 First female pilot in "modern" Gordon Bennett 69,40 km Netherlands Nini Boesman Gerrit Visscher 43 Miles Place de la Concorde, Paris to Orly. 8th place h min
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 5 of 13 1983-06-26 27th Gordon Bennett race 1983. 1st place 690,00 km Poland Stefan Makne Ireneuz Cieslak 429 Miles Paris (Place de la Concorde), France to Regensburg, Germany 36 h 0 min Third nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times
1984-10-13 First all female crew in Gordon Bennett 338,00 km United States Nikki Caplan Jane C. Buckless 210 Miles Airport Kloten, Zürich to Villefrance. 11th place 16 h 20 min
1984-10-15 28th Gordon Bennett race 1984. 1st place 793,00 km Switzerland Karl Spenger Martin Messner 493 Miles Zurich (Kloten Airport), Switzerland to La Rochelle, France 43 h 8 min
1985-09-29 29th Gordon Bennett race 1985. 1st place 342,00 km Austria Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 213 Miles Geneva (Cologny Sport Centre), Switzerland to Sanary, Toulon, France 21 h 9 min
1986-10-19 30th Gordon Bennett race 1986. 1st place 272,43 km Austria Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 169 Miles Salzburg, Austria to Paasdorf, Austria 19 h 11 min Fourth nation to win 5 times
1987-10-05 31st Gordon Bennett race 1987. 1st place 852,00 km Austria Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 529 Miles Seefeld, Austria to Scoce, Titograd, Yugoslavia 32 h 16 min Sixth trophy won by Austria. (Fifth trophy was lost during the war)
1988-10-25 32nd Gordon Bennett race 1988. 1st place 1 110,90 km Austria Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 690 Miles Bregenz, Austria to Kleinike, 40 km N Skopje, Yoguslavia 41 h 9 min
1989-09-17 33rd Gordon Bennett race 1989. 1st place 911,20 km Austria Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 566 Miles Lech am Arlberg, Austria to Batorliget, Debrecen, Hungary 37 h 33 min Fourth nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times
1990-09-03 34th Gordon Bennett race 1990. 1st place 692,50 km Austria Josef Starkbaum Gert Scholz 430 Miles Lech am Arlberg, Austria to Schiave di Abruzzo (Pescara), Italy 33 h 20 min Seventh trophy won by Austria with same crew all 6 times. Second to win 2 trophies
1991-09-23 35th Gordon Bennett race 1991. 1st place 1 024,90 km Germany Volker Kuinke Jürgen Schubert 637 Miles Lech am Arlberg, Austria to Nielisz (Zamosc), Poland 44 h 18 min
1992-09-23 36th Gordon Bennett race 1992. 1st place 964,19 km United States David N. Levin James Herschend 599 Miles Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen), Germany to Pryemysl, Poland 45 h 36 min 11th victory for USA. Most succesful nation so far. 10th victory was in 1932
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 6 of 13 1992-09-24 36th Gordon Bennett race 1992. 7th place 797,56 km Austria Thomas Lewetz Silvia Wagner 496 Miles Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen), Germany to Dzierzgow, Poland 54 h 28 min
1992-09-24 36th Gordon Bennett race 1992. 11th place 584,32 km Poland Stefan Makne Grzegorz Antkowiak 363 Miles Stuttgart (Cannstatter Wasen), Germany to Ogronica, Poland 62 h 9 min
1993-10-07 37th Gordon Bennett race 1993, 1st place 1 832,00 km Austria Josef Starkbaum Rainer Roehsler 1 138 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Campbellsport, Minnesota, USA 59 h 29 min Seventh victory for Austria
1993-10-07 37th Gordon Bennett race 1993, 2nd place 1 557,50 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 968 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Buffalo, Minnesota, USA 66 h 2 min
1993-10-07 37th Gordon Bennett race 1993, 4th place 899,10 km Austria Thomas Lewetz Silvia Wagner 559 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Whitman, Nevada, USA 52 h 36 min
1994-09-19 38th Gordon Bennett race 1994. 1st place 825,10 km Switzerland Karl Spenger Christian Stoll 513 Miles Lech am Arlberg, Schmelzhofwiesen, Austria to Jerzu, Sardinia, Italy 31 h 1 min Fourth victory for Switzerland
1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995, 1st place. World duration record, AA 7 1 628,10 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 1 012 Miles Wil, Switzerland to Ludzasraj, Latvia. 92 h 11 min
1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995, 2nd place 1 403,00 km United States J. Michael Wallace Kevin Brielmann 872 Miles Wil, Switzerland to David-Godorok, Belarussia 69 h 14 min Balloon forced to land by Belarus armed forces
1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995, 3rd place 1 395,40 km Austria Johann Fürstner Gerald Stürzlinger 867 Miles Wil, Switzerland to Lucincik, Ukraine 80 h 47 min
1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 4th place 1 280,00 km United States David N. Levin Mark Sullivan 795 Miles Wil, Switzerland to Zelva/Volkovysk, Belarussia 65 h 15 min Balloon forced to land by Belarus armed forces
1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 5th place 1 267,20 km US Virgin Islan Alan Fraenckel John Stuart-Jervis 787 Miles Wil, Switzerland to Bereza, Belarussia 62 h 19 min Balloon shot down by Belarus helicopter. Both pilots killed
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 7 of 13 1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 6th place 930,90 km Germany Heinrich Brachtendorf Jürgen Schubert 578 Miles Wil, Switzerland to Greve, Denmark 70 h 0 min
1995-09-13 39th Gordon Bennett race 1995. 11th place. 625,30 km Switzerland Max Imstepf Kurt Frieden 389 Miles Wil, Switzerland to Karprika/Jelenika-Gora, Poland 55 h 30 min
1996-10-01 40th Gordon Bennett race 1996. 1st place 1 286,90 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 800 Miles Warstein, Germany to Petrosani, Romania 72 h 1 min Fifth nation to win Gordon Bennett 5 times
1996-10-01 40th Gordon Bennett race 1996. 2nd place 1 087,30 km United States J. Michael Wallace Kevin Brielmann 676 Miles Warstein, Germany to Szatmargseke, Hungary 54 h 18 min
1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 1st place 1 732,50 km France Vincent Leÿs Jean-François Leÿs 1 077 Miles Warstein, Germany to Varna Veche, Romania 44 h 27 min
1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 2nd place 1 732,30 km United States David N. Levin Mark Sullivan 1 076 Miles Warstein, Germany to Varna Veche, Romania h min
1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 3rd place 1 732,20 km Netherlands Rien Jurg Ron van Houten 1 076 Miles Warstein, Germany to Varna Veche, Romania h min
1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 4th place 1 726,90 km Germany Josef (Bepperl) Höhl Thomas Fink 1 073 Miles Warstein, Germany to Mangalia, Romania 45 h 38 min
1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 5th place 1 725,70 km United States J. Michael Wallace Kevin Brielmann 1 072 Miles Warstein, Germany to Constanza, Romania h min
1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 6th place 1 719,30 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 1 068 Miles Warstein, Germany to Sulina, Romania h min
1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 7th place 1 690,70 km Germany Heinrich Brachtendorf Karl-Heinz Huthmacher 1 051 Miles Warstein, Germany to Tulcea, Romania h min
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 8 of 13 1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 8th place 1 570,50 km Poland Stefan Makne Piotr Hallas 976 Miles Warstein, Germany to Cahul, Moldavia h min
1997-09-09 41st Gordon Bennett race 1997. 9th place 1 550,80 km Switzerland Christian Stoll Werner Najer 964 Miles Warstein, Germany to Jurasti, Romania h min
1998-09 42nd Gordon Bennett race cancelled due to weather km France Miles Paris, France h min
1999-10-05 43rd Gordon Bennett race 1999. 1st place 1 666,54 km Belgium Philippe de Cock Ronny Van Havere 1 036 Miles Albuquerque, USA to Amory, Mississippi 40 h 9 min Eighth victory for Belgium. Second most successful nation so far
1999-10-06 43rd Gordon Bennett race 1999. 2nd place 1 562,75 km Canada Danielle Francoeur Leo Burman 971 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Goodman, Mississippi 43 h 28 min
1999-10-06 43rd Gordon Bennett race 1999. 3rd place 1 495,88 km Austria Johann Fürstner Gerald Stürzlinger 929 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Avery Island, Louisiana 61 h 22 min
1999-10-06 43rd Gordon Bennett race 1999. 4th place 1 525,98 km Netherlands Jurg Rein Ron van Houten 948 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Grosse Tete, Louisiana 59 h 7 min 33,33 km competition penalty not deducted here
2000-09-12 44th Gordon Bennett race 2000. 1st place 795,70 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Bernd Landsmann 494 Miles Saint Hubert, Belgium 9 September to Malmö, Sweden 12 September 70 h 4 min Sixth victory for Germany
2000-09-12 44th Gordon Bennett. Participant km Germany Tomas Hora Volker Löschhorn Miles Saint Hubert, Belgium 9 September to North Sea 11 September 53 h 49 min The team was disqualified as they landed assisted in the North Sea
2001-09-04 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 1st place 1 626,60 km France Vincent Leÿs Jean-François Leÿs 1 011 Miles Warstein, Germany to Daeni, Romania 77 h 47 min
2001-09-03 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 2nd place 1 473,20 km Netherlands Rien Jurg Ron van Houten 915 Miles Warstein, Germany to Ciolanesti din Deal, Romania 69 h 38 min
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 9 of 13 2001-09-03 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 3rd place 1 432,60 km Belgium Philippe de Cock Ronny van Havere 890 Miles Warstein, Germany to Sinaia, Romania 69 h 28 min
2001-09-03 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 4th place 1 420,10 km United States David N. Levin Mark Sullivan 882 Miles Warstein, Germany to Priseaca, Romania 65 h 54 min
2001-09-03 45th Gordon Bennett race 2001. 7th place 1 151,30 km Germany Josef (Bepperl) Höhl Stefan Handl 715 Miles Warstein, Germany to 105 km NE Arad, Romania 57 h 50 min
2002-09-03 46th Gordon Bennett race 2002. 1st place 1 282,30 km France Vincent Leÿs Jean-François Leÿs 797 Miles Châtellerault, France to Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal 69 h 59 min Flew 2 ½ days over the Atlantic before turning back. Arrested by police on landing.
2003-09-17 47th Gordon Bennett race 2003. 1st place 1 596,50 km France Vincent Leÿs Jean-François Leÿs 992 Miles Arc-et-Senans, France to Tinhosas, Portugal 53 h 42 min Eighth GB trophy won by France. Sixth nation to win 5 times
2004-08-31 48th Gordon Bennett race 2004. 1st place. First female copilot winner. 1 803,36 km United States Richard Abruzzo Carol Rymer Davis 1 121 Miles Thionville, France to Vännäs, Sweden 52 h 52 min First female co-pilot to win a Gordon Bennett race
2004-08-31 48th Gordon Bennett race, 2nd place 1 632,90 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Ulrich Seel 1 015 Miles Thionville, France to Offerdal, Sweden 47 h 8 min
2005-10-03 49th Gordon Bennett Race. 2nd place 2 582,54 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Ulrich Seel 1 605 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Matheson, Ontario, Canada 46 h 9 min 14 competitors
2005-10-03 49th Gordon Bennett Race, 3rd place 2 404,61 km Switzerland Christian Stoll Walter Mattenberger 1 494 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Chapleau, Ontario, Canada 44 h 31 min 14 competitors
2005-10-03 49th Gordon Bennett Race, 4th place 2 268,27 km Belgium Ronny van Havere Luc van Geyte 1 409 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to White River, Ontario, Canada 42 h 59 min 14 competitors
2005-10-03 49th Gordon Bennett Race, 5th place 1 962,02 km United States John A Cayton Dan Suskin 1 219 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Watton, Michigan, USA 38 h 39 min 14 competitors
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 10 of 13 2005-10-03 49th Gordon Bennett Race, 6th place 1 959,12 km Germany Josef Hoehl Stefan Handl 1 217 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Amasa, Michigan, USA 39 h 52 min 14 competitors
2005-10-03 49th Gordon Bennett Race, 7th place 1 890,80 km Austria Gerald Stürzlinger Johann Fürstner 1 175 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA 38 h 23 min 14 competitors
2005-10-03 49th Gordon Bennett Race, 8th place 1 696,75 km Canada Leo Burman Danielle Francoeur 1 054 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, USA 35 h 6 min 14 competitors
2005-10-03 49th Gordon Bennett Race, 9th place 1 591,60 km Switzerland Max Krebs Walter Vollenwieder 989 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Pierz, Minnesota, USA 30 h 44 min 14 competitors
2005-10-04 49th Gordon Bennett Race 2005. 1st place. World distance record AA 6 3 400,39 km Belgium Bob Berben Benoît Siméons 2 113 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Squattec, Quebec, Canada 64 h 59 min 14 competitors
2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 1st place 2 449,60 km Belgium Philippe de Cock Ronny van Havere 1 522 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 28 km W Kirkenes, Norway 66 h 53 min 17 competitors. Second nation to win 10 times
2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 2nd place 2 320,14 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Ulrich Seel 1 442 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 25 km SE Ivalo, Finland 66 h 0 min 17 competitors
2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 3rd place 2 204,38 km Great Britain David Hempleman-Adams Jonathan Mason 1 370 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 19 km E Sodankylä, Finland 64 h 45 min 17 competitors
2006-09-13 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 4th place 1 905,42 km Austria Gerald Stürzlinger Johann Fürstner 1 184 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to Numijärvi, Finland 84 h 5 min 17 competitors
2006-09-11 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 5th place 1 889,89 km France Vincent Leÿs Sébastien Rolland 1 174 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 28 km SW Kvikkjokk, Sweden 49 h 10 min 17 competitors
2006-09-11 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 6th place 1 869,71 km France Benoît Siméons Bob Berben 1 162 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 48 km SE Fauske, Norway 47 h 56 min 17 competitors
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 11 of 13 2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 7th place 1 867,31 km Belgium Barbara Fricke Peter Cueno 1 160 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 50 km ESE Mikkeli, Finland 70 h 48 min 17 competitors
2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 8th place 1 808,14 km Germany Tomas Hora Volker Löschhorn 1 124 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 48 km SE Kokkola, Finland 63 h 10 min 17 competitors
2006-09-11 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 9th place 1 632,74 km Switzerland Max Krebs Walter Vollenweider 1 015 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 68 km S Vaasa, Finland 35 h 26 min 17 competitors
2006-09-11 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 10th place 1 622,13 km Germany Heinrich Brachtendorf Karl-Heinz Huthmacher 1 008 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 49 km S Brynnöysund, Norway 46 h 3 min 17 competitors
2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 11th place 1 621,18 km Russia Stanislaw Fuodoroff Sergey Grishin 1 007 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 50 km E Pori, Finland 67 h 2 min 17 competitors
2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 100% penalty, ATC violation 2 021,76 km Switzerland Kurt Frieden Stefan Zeberli 1 256 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 50 km SE Kajaani, Finland 73 h 2 min 17 competitors
2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 100% penalty, ATC violation 1 951,81 km Canada Danielle Frankoeur Leo Burman 1 213 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 6 km E Vihtari, Finland 70 h 32 min 17 competitors
2006-09-12 50th Gordon Bennett Race 2006. 100% penalty, ATC violation 1 921,67 km United States Phillip MacNutt Richard Abruzzo 1 194 Miles Wassmünster, Belgium to 18 km N Savonlinna, Finland 69 h 30 min 17 competitors
2007-09-15 51st Gordon Bennett Race 2007 cancelled due to ATC restrictions 0,00 km Belgium 0 Miles Brussels, Belgium 0 h 0 min
2008-10-10 52nd Gordon Bennett Race, 1st place 1 768,67 km Great Britain David Hempleman-Adams Jonathan Mason 1 099 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Helenville, WI 74 h 12 min 12 competitors
2008-10-10 52nd Gordon Bennett Race, 2nd place 1 593,16 km Austria Gerald Stürzlinger Helmut Meierhofer 990 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Altura, MN 76 h 21 min 12 competitors
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 12 of 13 2008-10-10 52nd Gordon Bennett Race, 3rd place 1 513,44 km United States Barbara Fricke Peter Cueno 940 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Belle Plain, MN 73 h 36 min 12 competitors
2008-10-10 52nd Gordon Bennett Race, 4th place 1 429,28 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Ulrich Seel 888 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Blue Earth, MN 69 h 32 min 12 competitors
2008-10-10 52nd Gordon Bennett Race, 5th place 1 381,96 km United States John A Cayton Stuart Enloe 859 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Milbank, SD 74 h 24 min 12 competitors
2008-10-09 52nd Gordon Bennett Race, 6th place 1 211,71 km Germany Tomas Hora Volker Löschhorn 753 Miles Albuquerque, New Mexico to Warrensburg, MO 53 h 9 min 12 competitors
2009-09-08 53rd Gordon Bennett Race, 1st place 1 588,29 km France Sebastien Rolland Vincent Leÿs 987 Miles Geneva, Switzerland to NW Lagos, Portugal 85 h 18 min 16 competitors, 8 natios
2009-09-08 53rd Gordon Bennett Race, 2nd place 1 571,88 km Switzerland Kurt Frieden Pascal Witpraechtiger 977 Miles Geneva, Switzerland to NW Marmelete, Portugal 77 h 0 min 16 competitors, 8 nations
2009-09-08 53rd Gordon Bennett Race, 3rd place 1 529,56 km United States Mark Sullivan Cheryl White 950 Miles Geneva, Switzerland to NE Faro, Portugal 71 h 20 min 16 competitors, 8 nations
2009-09-08 53rd Gordon Bennett Race, 4th place 1 295,96 km United States Andy Cayton Sam Canders 805 Miles Geneva, Switzerland to NW Cordoba, Spain 65 h 12 min 16 competitors, 8 nations
2009-09-08 53rd Gordon Bennett Race, 5th place 1 180,43 km Switzerland Christian Stoll Walter Mattenberger 733 Miles Geneva, Switzerland toSanta Elena, Spain 80 h 7 min 16 competitors, 8 nations
2009-09-08 53rd Gordon Bennett Race, 6th place, World record, feminine duration 1 106,40 km Great Britain Janet Folkes Ann Rich 687 Miles Geneva, Switzerland to Finca La Alberca, Spain 69 h 22 min 16 competitors, 8 nations
2010-09-28 54th Gordon Bennett Race, 1st place 2 434,31 km Switzerland Kurt Frieden Pascal Witpraechtiger 1 513 Miles Bristol, UK to Constanta, Romania. 7th nation to win 5 times 58 h 37 min 20 teams. 11 nations. ED: Don Cameron
© CIA, Hans Åkerstedt CIA NOTABLE FLIGHTS Part G. Gordon Bennett Flights Page 13 of 13 2010-09-29 54th Gordon Bennett Race, 2nd place 2 312,66 km Germany Wilhelm Eimers Ulrich Seel 1 437 Miles Bristol, UK to Chisinau, Moldova 83 h 14 min 20 teams. 11 nations. ED: Don Cameron
2010-09-29 54th Gordon Bennett Race, 3rd place 2 008,90 km Great Britain David Hempleman-Adams Simon Carey 1 248 Miles Bristol, UK to Nis, Serbia 82 h 31 min 20 teams. 11 nations. ED Don Cameron
2010-09-28 54th Gordon Bennett Race, 4th place 1 804,86 km France Sebastien Rolland Vincent Leÿs 1 121 Miles Bristol, UK to Salerno, Italy 55 h 53 min 20 teams. 11 nations. ED: Don Cameron
2010-09-28 54th Gordon Bennett Race, 5th place 1 530,51 km Germany Matthias Zenge Markus Pieper 951 Miles Bristol, UK to Zagreb, Croatia 63 h 25 min 20 teams. 11 nations. ED: Don Cameron
2011-09-12 55th Gordon Bennett Race, 1st place 780,66 km France Sebastien Rolland Vincent Leÿs 485 Miles Gap-Tallard, France to Hadersdorf, Austria 26 h 42 min 12 teams. 6 nations. ED: Markus Haggeney
2012-09-04 56th Gordon Bennett Race, 1st place 1 620,06 km France Sebastien Rolland Vincent Leÿs 1 007 Miles Toggenburg, Switzerland to Santa Olalla del Calla, Spain 69 h 2 min 17 teams. 8 nations. ED: Markus Haggeney
2012-09-04 56th Gordon Bennett Race, 2nd place 1 604,28 km Switzerland Kurt Frieden Pascal Witpraechtiger 997 Miles Toggenburg, Switzerland to Puebla del Maestra, Spain 59 h 13 min 17 teams, 8 nations. ED: Markus Haggeney
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