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Balloonists Exhibition

Date released

27 Jul 1972

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2251A

NoS ID

029488

Story no

6 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Balloonists Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: In California, enthusiasts celebrate 200 years of ballooning through the ages. SHOTLIST: CU balloon zoom back to woman in basket (historic old time...

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Richard Branson on crossing the Atlantic by balloon (1987)

Genre

Interview

Richard Branson on his latest record attempt - to take a hot air balloon across the Atlantic. He talks about the conditions of the challenge, how the weather will affect it, how difficult it will be to...

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Failed air balloon world record attempt (1980)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on a failed attempt to break the long distance hot air balloon record. Includes interviews with the pilots Major Christopher Davey and Flight Lieutenant Crispin Williams. Female reporter not identified.

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Transatlantic balloon crossing attempt (1978)

Genre

Interview; News report

Don Cameron and Christopher Davey aim to be the first men to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon. The Zanussi balloon also doubles as a boat, should they come down into the Atlantic. Both men are...

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News in Colour: Balloon Meeting

Date released

1 Jul 1974

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2352

NoS ID

030395

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Balloon Meeting Colour. DESCRIPTION: Drifting across the Gloucestershire countryside are the competitors in an International Hot Air Balloon Race. There were over seventy balloons in...

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Transatlantic balloon crossing success (1978)

Genre

Press conference

Press conference in Paris by co-pilot Max Anderson on the successful transatlantic crossing by hot air balloon by the US team crossing the Atlantic, Ireland and England and landing in a cornfield short of...

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Transatlantic balloon crossing success (1978)

Genre

Interview

Pat Abruzzo on the success of her husband Ben’s transatlantic crossing in the hot air balloon Double Eagle. He was the captain of the US team that crossed over the Atlantic, Ireland, England and landed in...

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Transatlantic balloon crossing success (1978)

Genre

Interview

Pat Abruzzo, wife of captain Ben Abruzzo, on wives’ support for the US team who successfully crossed the Atlantic on their hot air balloon, Double Eagle. Speaking to a reporter at a press conference in...

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The World Hot Air Balloon Championships

Date released

16 Oct 1977

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2524

NoS ID

031047

Story no

1 / 1

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Hot Air Balloon Championships. DESCRIPTION: At Castle Howard in Yorkshire, Balloon buffs from twenty-three countries gathered for the World Hot Air Balloon Championships. This is...

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Trapeze Act as Man Parachutes Down from Hot-Air Balloon

Date released

23 May 1938

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

459

NoS ID

057721

Story no

12 / 12

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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