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Ten years since gas balloonist Willi Eimers' record-breaking flight in Germany

On 25 May 2011, German balloonist Wilhelm (Willi) Eimers set a new FAI world record for duration of a flight in a 250-400m3 gas balloon.

Eimers took off from Gladbeck in Germany and spent 23 hours, 18 minutes, and 30 seconds in the air before landing in Steinfurt, Germany.

The world record he set on that day 10 years ago still stands today.

About Willi Eimers A legend in the gas ballooning world, Eimers has participated in the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett race an incredible 27 times.