A Bag Of Hot Air (1968)

Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. Note: the commentator incorrectly says “Sussex“. Various shots of a hot air balloon being prepared for takeoff on a common by members of the British Balloonist and Airship Club; quite a large crowd of people are gathered to watch. The huge balloon slowly inflates and several men run along, carrying the basket and trying to get it airborne. The balloon flies a short distance at a low level, then staggers over a wall and gets stuck in a tree. Several shots of the balloon stuck in the branches of the tree, and being untangled. Cuts exist - see separate record. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire