Invitation Packet for the Piccard Stratosphere Balloon Flight from Ford Airport, Sent to Henry Ford in September 1934
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The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. Jeannette was the first American woman licensed as a balloonist, and first to reach the stratosphere. William Duckwitz's shortwave radio maintained communication until their landing 400-miles away, in Cadiz, Ohio.
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. Jeannette was the first American woman licensed as a balloonist, and first to reach the stratosphere. William Duckwitz's shortwave radio maintained communication until their landing 400-miles away, in Cadiz, Ohio.
Artifact
Invitation
Date Made
26 September 1934
Subject Date
23 October 1934
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Piccard, Jean Felix, 1884-1963
Lovett, Benjamin B., 1876-1952
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.285.33
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Ribbon (Material)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Typewriting
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 9.25 in
Width: 6.5 in
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