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Switzerland to Jean Felix Piccard and Jeanette (Ridlon) Piccard. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1931. Don Piccard first flew in a balloon...

including Jacques Piccard, Bertrand Piccard, Jeannette Piccard and Don Piccard. Piccard and his twin brother Jean Felix Piccard were born in Basel,...

Jean Felix Piccard (January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland – January 28, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born...

chemist, aeronaut, and balloonist) Jeannette Piccard (wife of Jean Felix) (aeronaut and balloonist) Don Piccard (balloonist) Jacques's father, who had already...

balloonist Jeannette Piccard, wife of Jean Felix, an aeronaut and balloonist Don Piccard, a balloonist University of California, Berkeley et al. [and informal...

hydronaut Bertrand Piccard (born 1958), psychiatrist, balloonist, and solar plane pilot Don Piccard (1926–2020), balloonist Jacques Piccard (1922–2008), hydronaut...

Guam. The vessel was piloted by Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard and US Navy lieutenant Don Walsh. They reached a depth of about 10,916 metres (35,814 ft)...

Jeannette Ridlon Piccard (/dʒəˈnɛt pɪˈkɑːr/ jə-NET pih-KAR; January 5, 1895 – May 17, 1981) was an American high-altitude balloonist, and in later life...

the race - the "Coyote" that landed closest to the Roadrunner - was Don Piccard, flying a balloon of his company's design and construction (his wife...

policy specialist. While aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste, he and Jacques Piccard made a record maximum descent in the Challenger Deep on January 23, 1960...

series. Although set in Africa, it was filmed in California. Balloonist Don Piccard acted as the film's technical advisor. For visual effects, a model of...

Mountain. On July 7, 1963, an underground altitude record was set by Don Piccard by flying a hot air balloon around the massive room. Later, in 1994 five...

(born 1969) – author Don Piccard (1926–2020) – balloonist Jean Piccard § (1884–1963) – organic chemist, balloonist Jeannette Piccard § (1895–1981) – teacher...

the Grumman/Piccard PX-15, is a crewed underwater submersible, built in 1968. It was the brainchild of explorer and inventor Jacques Piccard. The research...

Flight. Arcadia. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-0-7385-2522-8. Stekel, Peter. "Don Piccard 50 Years of Ballooning Memories" (PDF). www.FAI.org. FAI.org. Retrieved...

comprised three 'pools' – Western, Central and Eastern. In 1960, Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard were the first two humans to reach Challenger Deep, completing...

modern hot air balloon across the English Channel with fellow balloonist Don Piccard in a balloon later named the “Channel Champ.” In 1976, Yost set 13 aviation...

helicopter escort in the form of United States Army UH-1B gunships. Americans Don Piccard and Ed Yost become the first people to cross the English Channel in a...

Yemen Arab Republic, also known as North Yemen. August 24 – In Iowa, Don Piccard sets a world altitude record for second-class balloons of 17,000 feet...

Historical Center. n.d. Retrieved January 26, 2007. Stekel, Peter. "Don Piccard – 50 Years of Ballooning Memories". Balloon Life. Archived from the original...