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Two Eagles gas balloon completes record Pacific crossing | |
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Two pilots in a helium balloon have completed their crossing of the Pacific with a sea-landing off Mexico, setting new milestones on a six-day trip. | |
American Troy Bradley and Russian Leonid Tiukhtyaev landed safely, their Two Eagles Balloon team said. | |
They claim to have beaten the world distance and duration records by flying for more than 137 hours and travelling more than 5,209 miles (8,383km). | |
To set the records the team needed to beat the existing records by 1%. |