Benjamin L. "Ben" Abruzzo (June 9, 1930 – February 11, 1985) was an American balloonist and businessman who helped make Albuquerque, New Mexico, into an...

and the 2004 Gordon Bennett Cup. Abruzzo was born on May 19, 1963, to Ben Abruzzo and Patricia Ann "Pat" Steen Abruzzo.  In his home town of Albuquerque...

V's four-man crew consisted of Rocky Aoki with Albuquerque balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, and Ron Clark. Overshadowed by the concurrent Space Shuttle...

miles (9,283 km). The four-man crew consisted of Albuquerque balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, and Ron Clark, and thrill-seeking restaurateur Rocky Aoki...

Fiesta, the world's largest yearly balloon fiesta, and is named for Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson, two Albuquerque natives who established several ballooning...

Double Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it landed on 17 August...

for his flight in the Double Eagle II. The Double Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman, became the first balloon to cross...

II balloon, the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman. The airport was constructed as a new...

May 27, 1931. First crossing of the Atlantic by balloon: was made by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman in the helium-filled Double Eagle II...

inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame. Along with his friend Ben Abruzzo, he became interested in hot air ballooning. The two decided to commemorate...

First transatlantic flight by balloon The Double Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman, became the first balloon to cross...

miles (9,283 km). The four-man crew consisted of Albuquerque balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, and Ron Clark, and thrill-seeking restaurateur Rocky Aoki...

distinguished career as an actor and his service to the Nation.--PL 96-15 Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman June 13, 1979 P.L. 96-20, 93 Stat....

Armenia.[citation needed] The Sandia Peak Ski Company was founded by Ben Abruzzo (a balloonist) and Robert Nordhaus (the father of William Nordhaus, a...

the Atlantic Ocean —solo— by balloon (3.938 km, 107:37 h). In 1978, Ben Abruzzo and his team became the first to cross the Pacific Ocean in a hot air...

that of intelligence operatives. Citizen Nader (1972) Double Eagle: Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, Larry Newman (1979) The Great Southwest (1980) Isles...

1942 At 7:50 in the evening local time, Double Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, became the first balloon to fly across...

superpressure balloon. Finally, on August 17, 1978, three Americans - Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman crossed the Atlantic by balloon, in...

Nobel Prize-winning economist William Nordhaus) and famous balloonist Ben Abruzzo. The new road turned "several hours of potholes and mud to an easy 45...

I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ed Abbaticchio, baseball player Ben Abruzzo, balloonist Acerra brothers, baseball players Mike Adamle, gridiron football...

Retrieved May 4, 2013. Smith, Toby (September 30, 2010). "Flying Was Abruzzo Family Tradition". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 30, 2020. "New...

flight across the Atlantic Ocean in the balloon Double Eagle II with Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson. As a result of that flight Newman received the Congressional...

the competition was held without official FAI sanction for four years. Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson secured victory piloting Double Eagle III 987 kilometers...

profit of $2,500. In 1958, Nordhaus and his business partner, balloonist Ben Abruzzo, who had helped turn Albuquerque into an international ballooning destination...

"Pilgrimage to Mecca". National Geographic. Vol. 154, no. 5. p. 581. Abruzzo, Ben (December 1978). "Double Eagle II Leaps the Atlantic". National Geographic...

58 people on board. February 11 – Record-setting hot-air balloonist Ben Abruzzo dies along with his wife and his other four passengers when the Cessna...

Mexico. Each balloon was piloted by a famous balloonist: Joe Kittinger, Ben Abruzzo (co-piloted by Simons), and Larry Newman. Her image is included in the...

McClurg Zeolite S Paragliding pilot/ Athlete, CEO Offshore Odysseys Ben Abruzzo 206 km 13 ITA2 Tobias Grossrubatscher Skywalk X-Alps4 timberman Karl...

Nagashima, Japan with four men (Rocky Aoki, Ron Clark, Larry Newman and Ben Abruzzo) and crossing the International Date Line, the Double Eagle traveled...

that reached as far north as Presque Isle, Maine, where balloonists Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman were preparing to make the first ever...