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Valued exposure: First crossing

American Double Eagle balloon is shadowed by a Royal Navy Hunter T8

Three Americans made the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by hot air balloon, 17 August 1978. Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman and Max Anderson took six days to complete the flight from Maine in the US to France.

Here, the American Double Eagle balloon is shadowed by a Royal Navy Hunter T8 over Dorset before landing in Normandy.

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

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