Balloon Across Channel (1963)

France. Various shots of parts of the equipment which will be used for the balloon flight attempt across Channel, gas bottles etc. MS. French gendarme looking at piece of equipment. CU. Balloonists Don Piccard and Ed Yost, the two men who intend to make flight. Various air to air shots of large white balloon in flight, it moves through clouds over the Channel. Balloon eventually deflates and lands on French soil. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 10/04/1963. 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 News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1