History

A balloon launch from Fleming Field circa 1952 Fleming Field is a small airfield located in the city of South Saint Paul and managed by local government. Located less than 10 minutes from Saint Paul, now has a paved runway of 1000 meters.

Over the decade of 1950 and 1960 that airport was the main launch center for Winzen Research Inc. One of the most important companies devoted to the construction and operation of stratospheric balloons. The proximity to their headquarters in Minneapolis, made the ideal place for testing of new balloon models, as well as for technological flights and a number of scientific experiments.

In 1957, Fleming Field was the site chosen to launch the first manned flight of the MANHIGH program of the Air Force, commanded by Lieutenant Joseph Kittinger. According to our records the latest balloons flights from there dating from the mid 60's.

Currently, inside the installations of the airport, there is an important museum with a very prominent collection of WWII aircraft.

Web site: South St. Paul Municipal Airport - Richard E. Fleming Field - http://www.visi.com/~sspairport/

List of Balloons launched there

Date	Hour	Flight Duration	Experiment	Payload landing place or cause of the failure
6/12/1953		---	-- No Data --	--- No Data ---
6/17/1953		---	-- No Data --	--- No Data ---
6/22/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
7/9/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
7/22/1953		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/27/1953		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
7/27/1953		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/10/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/10/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/10/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/10/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/10/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/10/1953		---	SKYPAK (19 launches)	--- No Data ---
8/12/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/12/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/12/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/21/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
8/21/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
8/28/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
8/31/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
9/8/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
9/9/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
9/11/1953		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/2/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
10/5/1953		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/8/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
10/12/1953		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/16/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
10/17/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
10/20/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
10/20/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
10/21/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
10/24/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
10/24/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
10/26/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
10/27/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
10/29/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
10/30/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
11/3/1953		---	GOPHER	--- No Data ---
11/4/1953		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
11/5/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
11/17/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
11/17/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
11/18/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
11/30/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/2/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/6/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/12/1953		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
12/13/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/14/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/14/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/16/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/16/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/16/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/17/1953		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
12/17/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/19/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/19/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/20/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/22/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/22/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/22/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/30/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
12/30/1953		---	TOASTMASTER	--- No Data ---
5/6/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
5/18/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
5/25/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
6/2/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
6/4/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
6/30/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
6/30/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/7/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
8/24/1954	12:49	3 h	BORON TRIFLUORIDE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER
8/28/1954	12:55	4 h	BORON TRIFLUORIDE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER
8/29/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
9/11/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
9/22/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
9/25/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
9/26/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
9/27/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/9/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/20/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/20/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/20/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/20/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/21/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/21/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/21/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/21/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/21/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/23/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/23/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/27/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
10/27/1954		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
11/5/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
11/9/1954		---	TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
11/11/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
12/3/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
12/4/1954		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
12/20/1954		---	SKYPAK 130	--- No Data ---
12/23/1954		---	SKYPAK 130	--- No Data ---
4/22/1955		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
6/14/1955		---	STRATOLAB	--- No Data ---
6/16/1955		---	STRATOLAB	--- No Data ---
6/24/1955		---	STRATOLAB	--- No Data ---
6/30/1955		---	STRATOLAB	--- No Data ---
7/7/1955		---	SCINTILLATION AND CERENKOV COUNTERS	--- No Data ---
7/18/1955	5:57 CST	7 h 30 m	CAPSULE	15 Miles NW of Isabelle, South Dakota, US
7/19/1955	6:23 CST	6 h 50 m	CAPSULE	30 Miles NW of IMiller, South Dakota, US
8/19/1955		---	STRATOLAB PROJECT TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
9/12/1955	6:45 CST	16 h	ANIMAL CAPSULE	10 Miles NW of Willmar, Minnesota, US
9/20/1955	6:15 CST	+ 3 d	ANIMAL CAPSULE	Failure of the separation system. Never recovered.
9/20/1955		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
9/28/1955		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
9/28/1955		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
10/25/1955		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
1/23/1956		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
2/3/1956		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
2/9/1956	8:36 cst	12 h 44 m	MANHIGH CAPSULE - INSULATION TEST	Payload not recovered
4/20/1956	6:49 cst	4 h 24 m	MANHIGH CAPSULE - PARACHUTE TEST	5 Miles NW of Austin, Minnesota, US
6/1/1956		---	CAMERA	--- No Data ---
6/29/1956		---	VUELO TRIPULADO	--- No Data ---
7/6/1956		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
7/10/1956		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
7/26/1956		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
8/17/1956		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/21/1956		---	CERENKOV + SCINTILLATION + GEIGER COUNTERS	--- No Data ---
11/9/1956		---	BARBERSHOP	--- No Data ---
3/17/1957		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
3/21/1957		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
4/14/1957	7:18 cst	10 h 30 m	MANHIGH CAPSULE TRANSPORTING ANIMALS	Saginaw, Michigan, US
4/27/1957	6:50 cst	4 h 14 m	MANHIGH CAPSULE - PARACHUTE TEST	4 miles of Webster, Winsconsin, US
4/30/1957		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
4/30/1957		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
6/2/1957	6:23 cdt	~ 7 h	MANHIGH I - (Kittinger)	Near Indian Creek, Minnesota, USA
6/27/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/1/1957		---	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
7/9/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/10/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/22/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/23/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/30/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
8/10/1957		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
9/5/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
9/14/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/27/1957		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/27/1957	13:01 utc	F 6 h 38 m	IONIZATION CHAMBER + GEIGER COUNTER	--- No Data ---
11/10/1957		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
2/16/1958		---	CERENKOV + SCINTILLATION + GEIGER COUNTERS	--- No Data ---
4/11/1958		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
5/28/1958		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
6/14/1958		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
6/17/1958		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
6/18/1958		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
6/19/1958		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
8/1/1958		---	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
8/13/1958	7:30 cdt	10 h 50 m	SKYCAR	1 mile SW of Ashland, Winsconsin, US
8/26/1958		---	SKYCAR	--- No Data ---
9/27/1958		---	SKYCAR	--- No Data ---
9/28/1958		---	SKYCAR	--- No Data ---
10/18/1958		---	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
4/13/1959		---	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
5/16/1959		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/2/1959		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/11/1959		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/20/1959		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
8/11/1959		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/12/1959		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/12/1959		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/14/1959		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/15/1959		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/15/1959		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/16/1959		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
8/24/1959		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
9/11/1959		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
9/14/1959		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
10/4/1959		---	--- No data ---	--- No Data ---
7/1/1960		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
7/1/1960		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
7/27/1960		---	SKYCAR II	--- No Data ---
9/27/1960		---	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
9/30/1960		---	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
11/17/1960		---	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
6/16/1961		---	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
6/20/1961		---	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
7/19/1961		---	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
7/25/1961		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
7/28/1961		---	---No Data---	Aborted flight
10/15/1961		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
8/17/1962		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
8/21/1962		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
8/22/1962		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
12/12/1962		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
12/14/1962		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
12/21/1962		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
3/22/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
5/15/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
5/22/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
5/24/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
5/30/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
8/7/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
8/20/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
9/9/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
9/14/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
9/26/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
9/27/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
10/1/1963		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
6/13/1964		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
6/16/1964		---	----No Data----	----No Data----
9/1/1965		F 18 h 30 m	EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
9/8/1965		F 13 h	EMULSIONS	--- No Data ---
9/8/1965		F 9 h 5 m	SCINTILLATION COUNTER	--- No Data ---
7/6/1966		---	TECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
8/27/1966	12:00 utc	10 h 30 m	COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS	1 Mile E of Modena, Winsconsin, US
8/30/1966	00:21 utc	23 h 55 m	COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS	2 km NW of Benson, Minnesota, US
9/7/1966	00:02 utc	23 h 33 m	COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS	1 km E of Cable, Winsconsin, US
4/11/1967		---	BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
4/27/1967		---	BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
6/3/1967		---	BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
5/10/1968		---	BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure
9/5/1968		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
9/10/1968		---	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
9/4/1970	19:15 cdt	F 345 h	CREPE (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)	20 miles W of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
9/30/1970		---	NYLON BALLOON TEST	Balloon failure

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Stratospheric balloon launch bases and sites

Fleming Field Airport

South St.Paul, Minnesota

History

List of Balloons launched there