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Hot air balloon worker plunges 33ft to his death in China
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Hot air balloon worker plunges 33ft to his death after 'being blown into the sky by a gust of wind while retrieving the aircraft'The incident reportedly occurred this morning at a park in south-western China The alle...
World’s oldest balloon stays inflated for nearly 30 years
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World's oldest balloon is still inflated nearly 30 years after grandmother bought it to mark her grandson's birthRyan Harrison, 28, was given balloon from grandmother Josephine, 82, in 1992 The inflatable features a ...
Four dead, 1 critically injured in New Mexico hot air balloon crash
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Four are killed and one critically injured after hot balloon crashes into power lines causing gondola to catch fire and detach in mid air before plunging to the ground in New MexicoThe hot air balloon came down on a ...
Hot air balloon crashes pub in Nottingham night before Euros final
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Hot air balloon crashes into town centre pub in Nottinghamshire as punters sipped pints on night before Euros finalThe hot air balloon launched beside the Nags Head pub in Sutton-in-Ashfield Pub lost some roof tiles ...
Moment hot air balloon crashes into pub roof
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Moment hot air balloon crashes into pub roof as pilot make an emergency landing in Nottinghamshire town centrePilot Andrew Davidson forced to bring hot air balloon down due to a lack of fuel He landed next to Idlewe...
Hot air balloon pilot falls to his death on flight in Vermont
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'World's top hot-air balloon pilot', 72, falls to his death after getting accidentally tangled in gear under the basket on Vermont flightBrian Boland died Thursday while flying four passengers in a balloon he designe...
Telescope to be launched on giant stadium-sized balloon
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Hubble 2.0? Scientists will launch a telescope to the upper atmosphere carried by a helium balloon the size of a STADIUM next year to replace NASA's ageing telescopeThe new SuperBIT telescope will launch on a balloon...
Tourism firm to offer balloon flights to the stratosphere by 2024
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Take a balloon ride into SPACE...for a hefty price! Space tourism firm will offer the first commercial flights to the stratosphere by 2024 - but a seat will set you back £36,700World View Enterprises launched a decad...
Moment an out-of-control hot air balloon slams into Italian museum
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Moment an out-of-control hot air balloon packed with tourists slams into Italian museum sending a stone column crashing to the groundA hot air balloon in Como, Italy, crashed into a museum in a take-off accident The...
Electric balloon could make irregular heartbeats a thing of the past
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Grape-sized electric balloon could make irregular heartbeats a thing of the past by resetting the organ's electrical activity in seconds Operation is set to be introduced in heart clinics following widespread approva...
Briton who flew steerable balloon while PREGNANT in 1902
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A magnificent woman in her flying machine: Brit who flew her husband's steerable balloon in 1902 while PREGNANT could be hailed as first female pilotRose Spencer took to the sky above Crystal Palace, south London, in...
French daredevil breaks (his own) world record on a hot-air balloon
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New high! French daredevil breaks (his own) world altitude record for standing on a hot-air balloon after reaching 13,175ftRemi Ouvrard, 28, took to the skies in Chatellerault, France, on a balloon piloted by his fat...
Can YOU spot the love heart balloon in this Valentine’s Day design?
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Can YOU spot the love heart balloon in this Valentine's Day design? Tricky seek-and-find puzzle will put you to the testBritish 247 Blinds has created a new brainteaser sure to leave players baffled A dainty love he...
Gender reveal balloon bursts seconds after dad-to-be takes it out car
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'I didn't pop it!' Gender reveal balloon bursts seconds after father-to-be takes it out of his car in hilarious doorbell footageAnthony Cole, 29, brought home a gender reveal balloon for a family party Seconds after...
Terrifying moment hot air balloon crashes in California
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Terrifying moment hot air balloon crashes in California and group of people are told to 'hang on' and 'stay in the basket'The 24-second clip, posted to TikTok by Nicholas McCall, begins with a closeup of the Californ...