and lighter-than-air flight. He helped to found the Balloon Federation of America (BFA) and assisted in the organization of the first U.S. National Ballooning Championship in Indianola, Iowa. Yost founded the Balloon Historical Society (BHS) in 2002, which dedicated four monuments on the rim of the Stratobowl on July 28, 2004, to memorialize the Stratobowl projects in the 1930s as well as the second flight of a modern hot-air balloon. On May 27, 2007, Yost died of a heart attack at the age of 87 at his home in Vadito, near Taos, New Mexico. He was buried in the Allison cemetery in Allison, Iowa. References External links Paul Edward Yost The National Balloon Museum, Indianola, Iowa Albuquerque International Balloon Museum Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta American balloonists 1919 births 2007 deaths People from Butler County, Iowa Balloon flight record holders American aviation record holders 20th-century American inventors Aviators from Iowa People from Iowa Businesspeople from South Dakota English Channel United Kingdom aviation-related lists Aviation history of France Aviation history of the United Kingdom English Channel 20th-century American businesspeople