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Don Cameron (born 16 July 1939) is a Scottish balloonist, and later founder of Cameron Balloons, the world's largest hot air balloon manufacturer. Don Cameron is one of the few aeronauts to be awarded the Harmon Trophy , as the 'World's Outstanding Aviator' in 1999.
Cameron Balloons is a company established in 1971 in Bristol, England, by Don Cameron to manufacture hot air balloons. [1] Cameron had previously, with others, constructed ten hot air balloons under the name Omega. [2] Production was in the basement of his house, moving in 1972 to an old church in the city.
It was designed by Donald Cameron of Cameron Balloons Ltd. of Bristol, England. Thirty-eight tanks hanging beside the capsule were filled with 69% propane and 31% ethane fueling the burners on top. [4] The heated air warmed the helium to lift the balloon. Steering was accomplished by ascending or descending into favorable wind direction. [1]
Double Eagle was a helium balloon piloted by Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson in a failed attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 1977. It was the eleventh recorded attempt to make the crossing, which had been an open challenge in ballooning for more than a century. [5] The balloon launched from Marshfield, Massachusetts, on September 9.
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In the late-1990s, Cameron Holdings and its owner Don Cameron acquired two-thirds ownership of Lindstrand Balloons. Cameron bought the majority stake in Lindstrand Balloons from Rory McCarthy, a British industrialist associated with Richard Branson, who had invested in Lindstrand to support Branson's series of record-setting balloon flights.