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Starting from 1927, Antoni Janusz began participating in international balloon cups. His first important success was the second place in 1929 Poland Cup. He started in balloon "Gdynia" reaching the distance of 354 km in time of 22 hours. In years 1932–1938 he regularly participated in
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Antoni Janusz was engaged in ballooning sport development in Poland. He was its propagator. He participated in most events of Polish
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On 25 October 1925 Antoni Janusz won the First
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Antoni Janusz died on 28 August 2000 in London. According to his last wish the urn with his ashes was buried in the family tomb in Christ the King churchyard in his native town
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