In 1960, Mr. Yost fastened two propane tanks to what looked like a lawn chair, attached that to a 40-foot-diameter nylon balloon and sailed above the Nebraska plain.
Ed Yost, 87, Father of Modern Hot-Air Ballooning, Dies
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The New York Times
Seeded on Mon Jun 4, 2007 6:41 PM
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