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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1925 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Zodiac 2200m3 |
| Owner/operator: | A. Veenstra & P. Quersin |
| Registration: | O-BBEF |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Cabo Fisterra, Galicia -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Competing in 14th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett. Balloon named Prince Leopold, crewed by pilot Alexander Veenstra and co-pilot Philippe Quersin. Balloon departed Brussels on 7 June, and made landfall 47 hours (and 1380km) later at Cabo Tourinan (Torinana), Galicia. Quersin got out of the basket, but a gust of wind caught the ballast-less balloon, taking it and Veenstra out to sea, where it crashed off Cabo Fisterra (Finisterre) . After 6 hours, Veenstra was rescued by a Spanish steamer. Despite the loss of the balloon, Veenstra and Quersin were declared winners of the 14th Gordon Bennett Cup race.
Sources:
1. https://www.fai.org/page/gb-1925
2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Bennett_Cup_(ballooning)
3. https://legends.gordonbennett.aero/14th-coupe-aeronautique-gordon-bennett/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Mar-2022 20:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2022 08:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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