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Take Off Field A grassy farm field, near the village of Witherslack, where the action took...
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Preparation Getting ready before attaching the balloon to the basket. Fan used to inflate...
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Balloon Attached Balloon attached and partially inflated with the large fan.
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Burners Ignited The fan did its best, but the burners finished the job.
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Take Off Field Aerial Shot The take off field from a few hundred feet. The A590 leads towards...
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Kent Estuary Across Milnthorpe sands to the River Kent viaduct and Arnside. Beyond, in the...
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Witherslack Hall Hidden in the trees of the woods on Whitbarrow. Equestrian Centre and school.
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Windermere Heat haze prevents a full view of Windermere. Belle Isle, near Bowness on...
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Row Village
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Towards Morecambe Bay
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Lyth Valley Across the farmlands of the Lyth Valley and into the heat haze...
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Crosthwaite Church
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Farm Farmland around the Lyth Valley
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Approaching the End Coming lower and lower looking for a place to land.
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Village Pretty cluster of homes in the middle of nowhere
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Frustrated Cows Just where the heck is that burning noise coming from?
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Rolling Pasture Land Not much above tree top height looking down towards Morecambe Bay
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Not Long To Go That tree is a bit close, so where shall we land?
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Interested Spectators About to land in their fields, the local children run to see what is happening.
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Pilot About to Land Balloon pulled towards landing field position near the village of Crosthwaite.
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The End Balloon landed and deflated, passengers elated and about to celebrate with a...
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