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Selected records. Source: National Aeronautic Association

Altitude113,739.9 ft; 34,668 m.Cmdr. M.D. Ross (U.S.) and Lt. Cmdr. V.A. Prather, Lee Lewis Memorial, Gulf of Mexico, May 4, 1961.
Distance25,360 mi; 40,814 km.Bertrand Piccard (Switzerland) and Brian Jones (UK), Cameron Balloons R-650, Château d’Oex, Switzerland, to Dakhla, Egypt, March 1–21, 1999.
Duration477 hr., 47 min.Bertrand Piccard (Switzerland) and Brian Jones (UK), Cameron Balloons R-650, Château d’Oex, Switzerland, to Dakhla, Egypt, March 1–21, 1999.
Fastest time around the world312 hr., 3 min.Steve Fossett (U.S.), Spirit of Freedom, Northam, Western Australia to Lake Yamma Yamma, Queensland, Australia. Flight, June 19–July 3; record broken on July 2, 2002.

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