Anderson, Orvil A.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Portion of gas balloon Explorer
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233243903]
Identifier: MSS SC 3067
Scope and Contents
Two balloon fragments, one containing the following typed information: "Portion of gas balloon 'Explorer' used in stratosphere flight. Started - 5:40 A.M. July 28, 1934 from five miles SW of Rapid City, So. Dakota. Ascended to 60613 feet approx. when bag developed rip which forced flyers to descend by parachutes. Landed July 28 at 3:40 P.M. near Holdrege, Neb. where the gondola was wrecked." Fragment signed by W. E. Kepner, Albert W. Stevens, and Orvil A. Anderson.
Dates:
1934
Albert W. Stevens photograph collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227644124]
Identifier: MSS 3826
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 14 photographs dealing with the United States Army Air Corps Captains Albert W. Stevens and Orvil Anderson and their trip to the stratosphere in 1935 in the Gondola Explorer II for the National Geographic Society.
Dates:
approximately 1895-1935