![Virgin has been synonymous with hot air ballooning since adventurer Sir Richard Branson became the first to fly a balloon across the Atlantic in 1987. Virgin has been synonymous with hot air ballooning since adventurer Sir Richard Branson became the first to fly a balloon across the Atlantic in 1987.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/19/4e/3f194e1ffbafdf8e96492a78ba8398f9.jpg)
Virgin has been synonymous with hot air ballooning since adventurer Sir Richard Branson became the first to fly a balloon across the Atlantic in 1987.
![First Trans-Atlantic Crossing in a Hot Air Balloon - Guinness World Records 60th Anniversary - YouTube First Trans-Atlantic Crossing in a Hot Air Balloon - Guinness World Records 60th Anniversary - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MnudGSHUJ8o/maxresdefault.jpg)
First Trans-Atlantic Crossing in a Hot Air Balloon - Guinness World Records 60th Anniversary - YouTube
![AP Images on Twitter: "OTD in 1987, Richard Branson & Per Lindstrand became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic. https://t.co/i0znQoho4S" / Twitter AP Images on Twitter: "OTD in 1987, Richard Branson & Per Lindstrand became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic. https://t.co/i0znQoho4S" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD0g1E8XgAA_WSb.jpg)
AP Images on Twitter: "OTD in 1987, Richard Branson & Per Lindstrand became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic. https://t.co/i0znQoho4S" / Twitter
![Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand – First to cross the Pacific in a hot air balloon | The Lighter-Than-Air Society Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand – First to cross the Pacific in a hot air balloon | The Lighter-Than-Air Society](https://www.blimpinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/01-15-1991-Branson-and-Lindstrand.jpg)
Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand – First to cross the Pacific in a hot air balloon | The Lighter-Than-Air Society
![Richard Branson on Twitter: "Four things you should know about being a balloon pilot https://t.co/8Ohm4Sno89 #VirginFamily https://t.co/vqwFObYZSA" / Twitter Richard Branson on Twitter: "Four things you should know about being a balloon pilot https://t.co/8Ohm4Sno89 #VirginFamily https://t.co/vqwFObYZSA" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8JwF9nXUAEAEX8.jpg)