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Title: 70-year-old pilot flies hot air balloon deep into cave
Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 30, 2014, 23:49:03
From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29413045):

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70-year-old pilot flies hot air balloon deep into cave

Austrian balloon pilot Ivan Trifonov has succeeded in taking a balloon deep underground.

The feat, which is believed to be a world first, was filmed and is being submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Claudia Redmond reports.

Footage courtesy of Action Sports Agency.


Title: Re: 70-year-old pilot flies hot air balloon deep into cave
Post by: trainer on October 01, 2014, 14:38:45
Oh! It was deliberate. Headline made it sound like an act of foolishness when it was in fact ...

No, right first time.  :D



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