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Neat article but the first line is wrong. This was a Gas balloon race. Modern hot air balloons were not invented until 1960 by Mr. Ed Yost. Hot air balloons were rarely used or raced even a few years after their invention in France because of the invention of the gas balloon very soon after the first manned hot air balloon flights.
Thank you for the correction.