Balloon Crash in Albuquerque
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Topic: Balloon Crash in Albuquerque
Posted By: John Beagle
Subject: Balloon Crash in Albuquerque
Date Posted: Oct 10 2008 at 12:01pm
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The New Mexico balloon festival, much like the one Middletown has had in the past, experienced a fatality today. The balloon basket caught on fire, separated from the rest of the balloon and crashed during the annual hot-air balloon fiesta today. Either the balloon pilot or passenger were killed.
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Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: Oct 10 2008 at 12:42pm
The Massachusetts pilot and passenger were aboard the Wings of Wind balloon when the basket caught fire, separated from the balloon and crashed in Albuquerque at the city's International Balloon Fiesta, according to KOAT.com ------------- http://www.johnbeagle.com/" rel="nofollow - John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio. |
Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Oct 10 2008 at 3:38pm
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This is horrible news. So sad for the balloonist community.
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Posted By: Marianne
Date Posted: Oct 10 2008 at 5:37pm
| That's the biggest and best known balloon festival in the country, I believe. |