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Maxie Anderson (September 10, 1934 – June 27, 1983) was an American hot air balloonist and Congressional Gold Medal recipient [1] He was part of the balloon crews that made the first Atlantic ocean crossing by balloon in the Double Eagle II and the first Pacific ocean crossing by balloon in the Double Eagle V. [2]
Jun 23, 2024 · Maxie Anderson (born Sept. 10, 1934, Sayre, Okla., U.S.—died June 27, 1983, near Bad Brückenau, W.Ger.) was a balloonist who, with Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman, made the first transatlantic balloon flight and, with his son Kristian, made the first nonstop trans-North American balloon flight.
Maxie Andreison,[1] known simply as Maxie on the show, is a Filipino drag performer and one of the contestants of the second season of Queen of the Universe. She later became one of the contestants on the third season of Drag Race Philippines.
Maxie Anderson. 1934-1983. American balloonist who completed the first balloon crossing of the Atlantic—from Presque Isle, Maine, to Miserey, France—on August 13, 1978, flying 3,107 miles (5,000 km) in l37 hours.
Maxie Anderson was one of the pioneers of his time, with personal and professional achievements illustrating his willingness to venture into the unknown. Whether crafting innovative technologies or reaching lofty heights and distances in ballooning, he searched for the new and the different.
Jun 28, 1983 · The American balloonists Maxie Anderson, who made a trans-Atlantic balloon flight in 1978, and Don Ida were killed today when their balloon crashed into a forest in Bavaria, the police said. Mr....
Jul 21, 2010 · The helium-filled balloon was piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman and flew 3,233 miles in the six-day odyssey. Human flight first became a reality in the early 1780s with the...
Aug 11, 2016 · On this day in 1978, Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman took off from Presque Isle, Maine in the gas balloon Double Eagle II in an attempt to cross the Atlantic. The successful crossing took 137 hours, 6 minutes and covered 5,021 kilometers (3,120 miles) landing in a wheat field near Miserey, France.
Jul 31, 2014 · Double Eagle II launched on August 11 from Presque Island, Maine, carrying Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman. Almost six days and 4,987 kilometers (3,099 miles) later they landed safely in France. This was the fourteenth known attempt to cross the Atlantic by balloon.
Anderson, Maxie L. “All aircraft in the area, ‘Double Eagle II’ is landing!” This radio message on 17 August 1978 proclaimed to the world that man had achieved the first successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a free balloon.
