Per Lindstrand

Pilot

Birthday September 8, 1948

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Sweden

Age 76 years old

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About

Aeronautical engineer and entrepreneur best known for his record-breaking hot air balloon flights.

Before Fame

He served as an Engineering Officer in the Swedish Air Force and flew his first balloon flight in the early 1970s.

Trivia

He set a world record in 1991 by flying 6,761 miles in his hot air balloon, the Virgin Pacific Flyer.

Family Life

He grew up in Sweden, but decided to found his hot air balloon company in England.

Associated With

He flew across the Atlantic and later attempted an around-the-world flight with the British billionaire and adventurer Richard Branson.