R. GIBBON WELLS

R. Gibbon Wells from Los Globos Aerostáticos de Buenos Aires Courtesy of Gabriel Krasnopolsky

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "R. Gibbon Wells" using the Google search engine, you will find about three links. A good place to start is the following.

HISTORIA DE GLOBOS Y AVIONES EN EL GRAN BUENOS AIRES by Martin A. Cagliani      This article, written by Martin A. Cagliani, was published in the magazine Circulo de la Historia, Nº 45, December 1999, under the title of "De globos y aviones". It appears to be the original article on the subject, which was re-edited by Gabriel Krasnopolsky with added illustrations. (see the entry just below)The article is written in Spanish, but a machine-translation is available directly from the entry in Google. You can access the Spanish version by clicking on the title above. If you need the English translation, you can click on the title just below: Airships - English Version.

 

LOS GLOBOS AEROSTÁTICOS DE BUENOS AIRES The Airships of Buenos Aires recompiled by Gabriel Krasnopolsky      This revue of the development of balloning in Argentina begins in 1709 and continues until 1919. It recounts the stories of many of the pioneer balloonists who brought an appreciation of balloning to Argentina. It is well organized with sections devoted to some eleven of the most prominent pioneers. It offers several very interesting illustrations. The article is written in Spanish, but a machine-translation is available directly from the entry in Google. You can access the Spanish version by clicking on the title above. If you need the English translation, you can click on the title just below: Airships - English Version.

LA PRIMERA FOTO (I parte) © Mario Burkman 1998/2001      You will find a brief reference on this website to R. Gibbon Wells who made a flight on May 24, 1864, with the intention of taking aerial photos of the city.This article is also written in Spanish, but a machine-translation is available directly from the entry in Google. You can access the Spanish version by clicking on the title above. If you need the English translation, you can click on the title just below: R. Gibbon Wells - English Version.

 

The date of his death is unknown.   Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer balloonist, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back