31. July 31, 1866-October 8, 1953 ) was an American balloonist, aeronaut and high-wire performer. 32. The Aeronauts help with many areas of the race, from field set-up and break-down to pilot crewing. 33. Her debut album, " Queens Die Proudly ", was released in October 2008 on the Aeronaut Records imprint. 34. In 1861 LaMountain headed for Washington in hopes of being able to land the job as Chief Aeronaut for the Union Army. 35. As the aeronauts were about to be smashed to death on Gull Island, the wind cast their balloon into the lake. 36. On April 29, 1905, Maloney repeated these performances through a public exhibition at Santa Clara College as Montgomery s aeronaut . 37. In September 1784, the first hydrogen balloon ascent in Britain took place and the aeronaut was another Italian, Vincenzo Lunardi. 38. The Aeronaut Badge was established by the United States Army in World War I to denote service members who were qualified balloon pilots. 39. *1900 French aeronaut Count Henri de La Vaulx sets a world record for non-stop long-distance balloon flight. 40. This had some of the top balloonists in the country vying for position as chief aeronaut of a would-be aeronautics division.
