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The World About Us: Balloons Over the Alps

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A film of an extraordinary flight from Switzerland into Italy
Described by one of the balloon pilots, Anthony Smith

In August 1963 ten hydrogen balloons assembled in the Swiss village of Murren. They came from Holland, Germany, Austria and England, their pilots determined - if the wind was right - to fly them over some of the most spectacular peaks and glaciers of the Alps.

An Adventure presentation

Contributors

Narrator/Balloon pilot:
Anthony Smith
Producer:
Brian Branston
Source: Radio Times

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