Gwiazda Polski
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Gwiazda Polski was a balloon, which, according to the Polish planners, was going to reach the stratosphere, thus beating the 1930s high-altitude world record, established on November 11, 1935 by Alber
Chocholowska Valley in the Tatra Mountains, where the failed takeoff took place
A tablet, dedicated to the mission, located on the wall of a shelter in the Chocholowska Valley
Registered letter to New York franked with a souvenir sheet issued to help raise money for the Gwiazda Polski (Star of Poland) ascent attempt. The sheet is canceled with a special commemorative postmark.
Zbigniew Burzyński
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Zbigniew Jan Władysław Antoni Burzyński, was a Polish balloonist and constructor of balloons, pioneer of Polish balloons, who twice won the Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning, also beat the world record
Gwiazda Polski
…Anderson ascended to the altitude of 22,066 m (72,395 feet), the Poles wanted to reach the altitude of 30 kilometers. Polish crew, consisting of Captain Zbigniew Burzynski and Doctor Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz, attempted the stratospheric flight in The Star of Poland on October 14, 1938 in the Tatra Mountains, but the…
Zbigniew Burzyński kpt. pilot balonowy w mundurze NAC 1 W 42 2
Zbigniew Burzyński