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News Items
Published 2010/12/10 - 12:26 UTC
An Italian fishing boat has recovered the balloon USA2 flown by Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis. The basket contained two bodies which have been identified as the missing pilots. Plans are being made to repatriate the bodies and hold private ceremonies to remember the pilots.
Published 2010/10/05 - 09:00 UTC
The GB organisation will be working with the relatives of Carol Rymer Davis and Richard Abruzzo to assist in whatever capacity we can, whether through technical assistance or anything else the families require.
Our press statement policy is to publish all statements issued by the families.
We intend that there will be no further statements from the GB organisation. Like the families, we hope that answers will be found soon
Published 2010/10/04 - 22:30 UTC
The Organising Committee of the 54th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett has received the following statement from Nancy Abruzzo, the wife of Richard Abruzzo, one of the two pilots in the USA2 team:
Published 2010/10/04 - 16:00 UTC
We received the following statement from the Italian Coastguard earlier today:
Published 2010/10/02 - 11:18 UTC
The Organising Committee of the 54th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett has received the following statement from Nancy Abruzzo, the wife of Richard Abruzzo, one of the two pilots in the USA2 team:
Published 2010/10/01 - 18:25 UTC
The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) has continued to search throughout the day with support from other civil and military assets, including US and Croatian Military.
Both families have been informed that the Gordon Bennett 2010 Control Centre received recorded transponder readings from the air traffic control unit local to the area where the balloon had last been tracked.
Published 2010/10/01 - 09:40 UTC
News Announcement 0930UTC/1030BST, Gordon Bennett Control Centre
The search and rescue operation continues for Gordon Bennett Race pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis, Team USA2, balloon registration N801NM. The pilots are American citizens.
Published 2010/09/30 - 14:52 UTC
The search and rescue operation continues for Gordon Bennett Race pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis, Team USA2, balloon registration N801NM. The pilots are American citizens.
Published 2010/09/30 - 08:53 UTC
Don Cameron, Race Director, has issued this statement at 0830UTC (0930BST) on 30th September 2010
Published 2010/09/29 - 18:56 UTC
Don Cameron, Race Director, has issued this statement at 1900UTC (2000BST) on 29th September 2010, which is available to download in PDF format at the bottom of the page, and reproduced below in text form.