Weather cuts short trip of U.S., Iraqi ‘lawn chair’ balloonists
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BEND, Oregon (Reuters) - Two men sitting in lawn chairs tied to 350 helium-filled balloons failed in their bid on Saturday to set a world record for the longest two-man cluster balloon flight when bad weather forced them down well short of their destination. A crowd estimated at more than 1,000 people watched as American Kent Couch and Fareed Lafta of Iraq lifted off on Saturday morning from the parking lot of Couch’s Stop & Go Mini Mart in the Oregon town of Bend. They soared into clear skies with light winds, perched underneath balloons in the colors of the U.S. and Iraqi flags. … Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back Not What You Needed? Check Out These Related Sites... |

