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
Zbigniew Burzyński kpt. pilot balonowy w mundurze NAC 1 W 42 2
Zbigniew Burzyński
The Gordon Bennett Cup is the world's oldest gas balloon race, and is "regarded as the premier event of world balloon racing" according to the Los Angeles Times. Referred to as the "Blue Ribbon" of ae
Zbigniew Burzyński
…Żółkiew near Lwów – 30 December 1971 in Warsaw), 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. Zbigniew Burzyński was the son of Helena Jaźwiecka and Władysław Burzyński, a forestry engineer. Raised in a middle-class…
Coupe Gordon Bennet 1906
Conqueror draped over houses of Berlin 1908
Frank Lahm, inaugural winner of the cup
St. Louis GB Cup 1907, mass inflation of balloons