Larry Newman | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, US | September 28, 1947
Died | December 20, 2010 Scottsdale, Arizona, US | (aged 63)
Occupation(s) | Pilot, Founder of Electra Flyer Corporation and American Aerolights |
Known for | Flying the first balloon across the Atlantic, the Double Eagle II Flying the first balloon across the Pacific, the Double Eagle V |
Larry Newman (September 28, 1947 – December 20, 2010) was an American pilot, business man, and balloonist. 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.[1]