THE BALLOONISTS - Wim Verstraeten |
![]() Starting out as an industrial photograph, Wim Verstraeten soon turned his attention to aerial photography. He has been flying balloons for the last 15 years. In 1983, Wim was the first Belgian balloonist to cross the Channel in a hot-air balloon. He has also crossed the Alps something like a hundred times. A topflight pilot and navigator, Wim Verstraeten is reputed for any number of flying feats and records including the first overflight of the Kilimanjaro peak and the altitude record for special-shape balloons. An old pal and flying partner of Bertrand Piccard's, they won the first transatlantic balloon race together in 1992. |
BREITLING ORBITER 1 |
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BREITLING ORBITER 2 |