"Lawnchair Larry" takes flight in a homemade airship - July 2nd, 1982
July 2, 20248m 27s
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Show Notes
On this day in 1982, amateur pilot Larry Walters launched himself skyward using a lawn chair and several dozen weather balloons.
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