Around the world in 20 days

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

In March 1999 Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard made the first non-stop flight around the world in a balloon. Beginning in Switzerland and finishing over Africa, the record-breaking trip took just 20 days. Pilot Brian Jones has been telling Mike Lanchin about the highs and lows of the amazing and dangerous journey.

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1:07.5	Hello and welcome to the witness history podcast from the BBC World Service with me
1:16.2	Mike Lanchin. Today we're going back to March of 1999 when two men completed a remarkable journey around the world in a balloon.
1:26.4	It was a record-breaking feat and a moment to savour in the history of flying.
1:31.6	An Anglo-Swiss team have completed the first non-stop balloon flight
1:35.5	around the world. Brian Jones and Bertrand Picaire made aviation history in
1:39.9	their brightling Orbiter 3 balloon. Their journey started 20 days ago in Switzerland.
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