“Strato Balloon Landing 1935”

Number338

Erected1961

CountyAurora

(Note: any text in italics has been taken from the official SDSHS records.)

Marker Text

Explorer II, released at Strato-bowl in Black Hills after record ascent to 72,395 feet landed in field 3 miles S and 15 miles W on 11 November 1935. A marker there tells more of the flight. A great scientific achievement of the time.

Location

Aurora County, US 281/ west edge of Stickney near roadside park

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