Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 10/27/1972 at 7:02 UTC
Launch site: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Balloon launched by: Raven Industries Inc.
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
Balloon serial number:
Flight identification number: Raven Nº 1343
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 10/27/1972
Landing site: Balloon split after release and before lift off
Campaign: SKYHOOK 72
External references
- Skyhook Churchill 1972 Interim Report, Raven Industries, 1973
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