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Feb. 19, 2016 - Albuquerque, NM, U.S. - 021816.Barbara Fricke, a gas and hot air balloon pilot, weaves the net over a 1 8th size replica of The Eagle, a Swedish gas balloon flown by Salomon A. Andree in 1897, at the Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. The three-person crew of The Eagle were trying to get to the North Pole. The crew never made it, but their story was discovered 30 years after their deaths when they were found with undeveloped film and diaries. The net attaches the balloon to the gondola. The exhibit, Arctic Air: The Bold Flight of S. A. Andree , is expected to open this summer. Albuquerque U.S. - ZUMAab1_