Aviation History Made on February 27, 1999

On this day in 1999 the record for longest time spent in a hot air balloon was set. Colin Prescot and Andy Elson spent 233 hours and 55 minutes in a hot air balloon. Prescot and Elson had set up to circumnavigate the world but were stopped when they were not allowed into China's airspace. The duo set to around China by going over Thailand. They accomplish what they set out to do but the pair will still go down in history.