Brian Jones OBE Circumnavigation of the Globe

May 31, 1:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly London W1J 7PY

Brian Jones OBE Circumnavigation of the Globe

Mr Jones OBE has so kindly agreed to be our guest speaker to mark their incredible world breaking achievement of being the first ever historic, non-stop, successful circumvention of the globe, achieving it in only 15 days, with his partner, Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland.

 

About the Event

Incredibly, twenty years ago Brian Jones OBE of Great Britain and Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland took off on the first ever historic, non-stop, successful circumvention of the globe, achieving it in only 15 days.

By the time they landed on 21 March, they had set a total of seven new world record including distance, duration and altitude. Four of these records – for distance and duration in two ballooning classes – still stand today.