Episode 1 of 1
Launch from Danskøya
- When
- 11 July 1897
- Where
- Danes Island
Andrée, Strindberg, and Frænkel launched the balloon from Danes Island on 11 July 1897. The balloon flew for 65 hours before crashing on the pack ice.
The expedition launched from Danes Island, Svalbard, on 11 July 1897. The balloon, named Örnen, successfully lifted off. It flew for 65 hours but lost hydrogen quickly. The balloon crashed on the pack ice after only two days, ending the flight.
Sources
- Salomon August Andrée Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09
- Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.