Gas balloon duo set world records with trans-Pacific flight

Gas balloon duo set world records with trans-Pacific flight

Spectators surround a gas-filled balloon in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2015, prior to its departure on a trans-Pacific trip. The two pilots, American Troy Bradley and Russian Leonid Tiukhtyaev, set world records for distance and time in the air when they landed off the shore of Mexico. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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