Great Pershing Balloon Derby
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Thorny1
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This year (2006) marks the 30th Annual Great Pershing Balloon derby. A derby named in honor of Gen. John J. "Black Jack" Pershing.
Waymark Code: WMFRE
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2006
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The Great Pershing Balloon Derby is a hot air balloon festival named in honor of General John J. Pershing and held every year since 1977 over the Labor Day weekend near Brookfield, Missouri.
The balloon derby is held in conjunciton with many other festivities in nearby Brookfield including beauty contests, concerts, parades, and a fly-in at the local airport.
The derby itself is held at the Myron Peacher Memorial Launch Site, an open field on State Road FF about two miles north of U.S. Highway 36 between Brookfield and Laclede, Missouri.
Launches are generally at dusk and dawn on Saturday and Sunday and at dawn on Monday (Labor Day). A night glow is usually held at sunset on Sunday evening.
For more information contact:
Sherry Techau
Green Hills Ballooning, Inc.
PO Box 451
Brookfield, MO 64628
Date(s): From: 09/01/2006 To: 09/04/2006
Number of Balloons in Attendence: 40
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Visit Instructions:
Attend the festival.
Give the name of the event.
Post the coordinates of the launch field.
Give the city, state/prov, and country.
Tell us the number of balloons participating.
Post the associated website if available and/or the organizing group.
Post a picture of yourself with one of the pilots, crew, volunteers, or in front of one of the balloons involved with the rally. (Pilots and crew are usually very approachable and willing to help.)