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World Service,29 Jul 2010,10 mins

Atlantic Balloon Crossing

Witness History

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In July 1978 Christopher Davey and Don Cameron tried to become the first people to cross the Atlantic by balloon. And despite bad weather and a damaged balloon they very nearly made it.

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