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.
Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz
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Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz, also known as Konstanty Narkiewicz-Jodko, was a Polish geophysicist who specialized in studying cosmic radiation. He was also a mountaineer, Arctic explorer, and balloonist
Gwiazda Polski
…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 balloon caught fire when it was less than…
Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz
Konstanty Narkiewicz-Jodko before the balloon flight