This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/wiltshire/6276348.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Balloonist sets new world record | Balloonist sets new world record |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams has successfully flown across the Atlantic in a helium balloon. | |
| The 50-year-old from Wiltshire flew over the coast of Brittany, France, in the balloon four days after leaving Canada. | |
| The completion of the 2,100-mile (3,379km) journey is thought to have set a new world record for the longest distance flight in a helium balloon. | The completion of the 2,100-mile (3,379km) journey is thought to have set a new world record for the longest distance flight in a helium balloon. |
| The balloon is no bigger than an average living room. | The balloon is no bigger than an average living room. |
| On his online blog, Hempleman-Adams said: "We've done it! I've just passed the distance I needed to get the world record for the class of balloon I'm flying. | On his online blog, Hempleman-Adams said: "We've done it! I've just passed the distance I needed to get the world record for the class of balloon I'm flying. |
| "I can't believe it. We've done it. I'm so pleased, thank you everyone." | "I can't believe it. We've done it. I'm so pleased, thank you everyone." |
| In 1998 Hempleman-Adams became the first person to reach the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents. | In 1998 Hempleman-Adams became the first person to reach the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents. |