▁ 2 7 - 2 1 9 , ▁flow n ▁by ▁J . ▁B . ▁Cleveland , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁A viation ▁Ar che ology ▁Data ▁Base , ▁coll ided ▁with ▁AT - 4 , ▁ 2 7 - 2 1 5 , ▁flow n ▁by ▁E . ▁A . ▁San born , ▁eight ▁miles ▁N W ▁of ▁Kelly ▁Field . ▁( Note ▁slight ▁sp elling ▁differences ▁of ▁names .) ▁ 4 ▁November ▁US ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁Capt . ▁Haw th or ne ▁C . ▁Gray ▁succeed s ▁in ▁setting ▁new ▁alt itude ▁record ▁in ▁a ▁sil k , ▁rub ber ized , ▁and ▁al umin um - co ated ▁bal lo on ▁out ▁of ▁Scott ▁Field , ▁Illinois , ▁reaching ▁ 4 2 , 2 7 0 ▁feet , ▁but ▁dies ▁when ▁he ▁fails ▁to ▁keep ▁track ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁o xygen , ▁and ▁exhaust s ▁his ▁supply . ▁The ▁record ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁National ▁Aer onaut ical ▁Association , ▁but ▁not ▁by ▁the ▁F édération ▁A ér onaut ique ▁Intern ationale ▁because ▁the ▁dead ▁aer onaut ▁" was ▁not ▁in ▁personal ▁possession ▁of ▁his ▁instruments ." ▁ ▁Gray ▁is ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁for ▁his ▁three ▁asc ents ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March , ▁ 4 ▁May ▁and ▁ 4 ▁November . ▁ 8 ▁December ▁Pro totype ▁Curt iss ▁X B - 2 ▁Cond or , ▁ 2 6 - 2 1 1 , ▁assigned ▁to ▁Wright ▁Field , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁October ▁ 1