Worldwide Notable Flights over Seas and Oceans

First flight across Sea of Japan
Hot-Air Balloon 1585.74 m3
Distance: 410 km
Duration: 03 h. 6 min
Date of flight: 1984-02-05
Pilot: Michio Kanda (JPN)
Crew: solo
Course/place: From Oki island to mainland Japan
Balloon: Cameron O-56

First flight across Atlantic Ocean
Hot-Air Balloon 60513 m3
Distance: 4486.5 km
Duration: 31 h. 41 min
Date of flight: 1987-07-03
Pilot: Per Axel Lindstrand (SWE)
Copilot: Richard Branson (UK)
Course/place: Sugar Loaf Mountain. Maine. July 2nd - Linavady. Ireland - Irish Sea. July 3rd. Ditched in Irish Sea.
Balloon: Colt 2500A. Virgin Atlantic Flyer

First flight across Pacific Ocean
Hot-Air Balloon 60513 m3
Distance: 7671.91 km
Duration: 46 h. 15 min
Date of flight: 1991-01-17
Pilot: Per Axel Lindstrand (SWE)
Copilot: Richard Branson (UK)
Course/place: Miyakonojo. Japan. Jan 16 - Yellowknife. Canada. Jan 17
Balloon: Colt 2500A. Pacific Flyer.

First flight across China Sea from China to Japan
Hot-Air Balloon 2973.27 m3
Distance: 940 km
Duration: 7 h. 54 min
Date of flight: 1993-02-09
Pilot: Michio Kanda (JPN)
Crew: solo
Course/place: From Juegang Rudong. Jiansu (120km NNE Shanghai) 10:09 JST. China To Ubuyamamura Aso-Gun. Kumamoto-ken (16km NE Mount Aso) 18:05 JST. Japan
Balloon: Cameron O-105.

First flight across China Sea from Korea to Japan
Hot-Air Balloon 5946.54 m3
Distance: 201 km
Duration: 4 h. 12 min
Date of flight: 1994-09-25
Pilot: Sabu Ichiyoshi (JPN)
Copilots: Maco Oiwa. Masao Masuda. Susumu Tatsumi. Kennji Komura (JPN)
Course/place: From Pusan. Korea 09:07 JST to Yamaguchi. Japan 13:19 JST
Balloon: Cameron N-210. Mambo.

First flight across Baltic Sea
Hot Air Balloon 3398.02 m3
Distance: 300 km
Duration: 5h. 45 min
Date of flight: 1995-09-27
Pilot: Gintaras Surkus (LTU)
Crew: solo
Course/place: South tip near Kalmar. Sweden to north of Liepaja. Latvia.
Balloon: Cameron A-120. Avia Baltica