64. Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2021

From 19 August 2021 to 28 August 2021
in Partynice, Poland

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64. Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2021

Full Address: Horse racing track
City: Partynice
Country: Poland
Date: From 19 August 2021 to 28 August 2021
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Organizer: Aeroklub Polski
Website: http://gb2020.aeroklub-polski.pl/
Contact Person:
Phone: +48 22 55 67 300
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Ultimate Challenge

The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett is the oldest and most prestigious event in aviation and the ultimate challenge for the pilots and their equipment. The goal is simple: to fly the furthest non-stop distance from the launch site.

The international competition was initiated by adventurer and newspaper tycoon James Gordon Bennett Jr. in 1906, when 16 balloons launched from the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, France. Little did the crowd of 200,000 spectators know that this race was to continue throughout the 20th century.