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Pilot Mark M. Semich landing a hot air balloon in preparation for Catalina Channel race, Calif., 1963

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Title: Pilot Mark M. Semich landing a hot air balloon in preparation for Catalina Channel race, Calif., 1963
Date Created and/or Issued: December 31, 1963
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-2275
Description: FIRST TIME-Pilot Mark M. Semich purposely landed this hot-air balloon in Newport Bay to prove safety in preparation for Jan. 11 Catalina-to-the-Coast race. It was the first time such a maneuver has been tried, the sponsors of the race said.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b518_222426
ark:/21198/zz0002s0h7
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Hot air balloons
Lifestyle
Ballooning--California, Southern
Balloon racing--California, Southern
Environment
Semich, Mark M
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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