Lawn chair balloonists abort mission, land early

July 15, 2012

Iraqi adventurer Fareed Lafta, right, and Bend, Ore., gas station owner Kent Couch lift off Saturday, July 14, 2012, from Couch's gas station in Bend, Ore., as they attempt to fly some 360 miles to Montana. The flight is a warm-up for a future flight planned in Iraq. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)An Oregon gas station owner and his Iraqi co-pilot who lifted into flight Saturday on two lawn chairs tethered to 350 balloons from Bend, Ore., were forced to abort their flight about six hours later due to thunderstorms.


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