Transatlantic balloon crossing attempt

Title

Transatlantic balloon crossing attempt

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

2 Jun 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:15

Description

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 confident they can be the world’s first, and describe how high they will fly, and how long it will take. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Don Cameron; Christopher Davey

Keywords

Record attempts; Air travel; Balloons; Don Cameron; Christopher Davey; International travel; Zanussi

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