Record Balloon Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2429
Date Released
21 Dec 1975
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hot Air Balloon. DESCRIPTION: The world’s largest hot-air balloon, the ‘Gerard Heineken’, makes a record breaking flight of eighteen hours. SHOTLIST: CU man into balloon. SV interior balloon as men push out sides. TV interior workshop balloon being made. SV woman on sewing machine (2 shots). SV pan down to material. SV basket being women. SV interior basket basket. SV exterior man releasing weather balloon. SV pilot talking to man about route. CU pilot. SV map. GV deflated balloon on ground. SV hot air from burner into balloon. CU burner pan to balloon opening. CU woman turns face from heat. CU balloon billowing. SV people holding balloon open. SV men pushing out sides. SV man holding opening. GV pan balloon filling. SCU burner. SV interior balloon. SV people watching. SV balloon taking off. GV balloon aloft (2 shots).
Keywords
Aviation; Records; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Dorset
Card file number
75/291
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Ray Gallard
Camera
Stan Goozee
Length of story (in feet)
173
Story extras:

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'Record Balloon Flight', British Movietone News Issue No. 2429, 21 Dec 1975. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30751 (Accessed 06 May 2026)