Ward Van Orman
(1894-1978)
American balloonist
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Ward Tunte Van Orman (September 2, 1894 in Lorain, Ohio – March 11, 1978) was an American engineer, inventor and balloonist. A lifelong employee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company credited with invention of Goodyear's inflatable life raft and self-sealing fuel tank, Van Orman set an unprecedented record of winning five annual National Balloon Races (including the first ever Litchfield Trophy issued by Goodyear's Paul Litchfield in 1925), participating in ten and winning three International Gordon Bennett Races (1926, 1929, 1930).
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Ward Tunte Van Orman 2 September 1894 Lorain, Ohio
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11 March 1978 (aged 83) Akron, Ohio
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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