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North Carolina Ham Crosses English Channel via Helium-Filled Balloons

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In what some are calling a “goofy yet mesmerizing stunt,” a North Carolina ham crossed the English Channel on Friday, May 28 tied to a bundle of helium balloons. Hours later, he ended a quiet and serene flight in the middle of a French cabbage patch. Jonathan Trappe, KJ4GQV, of Raleigh, was strapped in a specially equipped chair below a bright cluster of balloons when he lifted off early Friday...





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