Double Eagle II Donated to NASM
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PrintThe gondola of the Double Eagle II, the first balloon to make the transatlantic crossing, is given to the National Air and Space Museum.
National Air and Space Museum
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1979, p. 364
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 17, 1979