![How This Maine Field Played A Part In History](http://townsquare.media/site/488/files/2019/01/DoubleEagleTwo.png?w=980&q=75)
How This Maine Field Played A Part In History
August of 2018 marked the 40th anniversary of the Double Eagle II, the first balloon to make a trans-Atlantic crossing.
The helium-filled balloon, with a crew of three, left the United States on August 11th and landed in France on August 17th.
What many people don't realize is that the flight started in a clover field just outside Presque Isle.
This ABC sports special tells the entire story:
There's a monument at the site where the balloon took off on Spragueville Road in Presque Isle.
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