eaw050875 ENGLAND (1953). A hot air balloon landed in a field near Wyton Airfield, Houghton, 1953
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| Title | [EAW050875] A hot air balloon landed in a field near Wyton Airfield, Houghton, 1953 |
| Reference | EAW050875 |
| Date | 24-July-1953 |
| Link | |
| Place name | HOUGHTON |
| Parish | HOUGHTON AND WYTON |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 527836, 273179 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.12330096248523, 52.341384659515 |
| National Grid Reference | TL278732 |
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 wood as in 1945, reduced by 1953 |
 TomRobin |
Friday 10th of October 2014 12:05:05 AM |
This is more likely a gas-filled balloon. There is no sign of any gas bottles or a burner. Hot-air ballooning as a sport didn't get going until the 1960's. |
 clippedwings |
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 04:50:56 PM |
Wood NNE of Hartford, see EAW050874 for reasoning |
TomRobin |
Monday 6th of October 2014 07:16:50 PM |
EAW050873 is of Great Paxton in Cambridgeshire and this is likely to be close but I can't locate it and it's neighbours. |
 Class31 |
Monday 6th of October 2014 11:55:10 AM |
