'The World Hot Air Balloon Championship Comes to the Land of Enchantment' - story 3
By Rebecca Prinster, Assistant Curator, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
A piece of ballooning memorabilia has crossed continents to take up a new residence in the FAI Secretariat offices in Lausanne. The clock – decorated with a golden balloon on the glass casing – is a symbol of the firm friendship between two American balloon pilots, who also travelled to Switzerland during the ballooning careers: it was gifted by Connie Wolf to Tony Fairbanks, and has been donated to FAI by Tony's son, Michael, a balloon pilot and historian.
'The World Hot Air Balloon Championship Comes to the Land of Enchantment'
Part 2 - the story of the event
By Rebecca Prinster, Assistant Curator, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
