1937 Professor Piccard's balloon is destroyed by fire near Brussels
April 22, 2026
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0:24Now Playing1937 Professor Piccard's balloon is destroyed by fire near Brussels
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as posted by the channelDate: 31st May 1937
Location: Brussels
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Stratosphere Balloon Destroyed
BELGIUM: Brussels:
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BALLOONS Prof Piccard's hot-air Balloon burnt out near Brussels
PICCARD, Prof & Wife. BALLOONIST. present when his hot-air Balloon is burnt near Brussels.
Aviation; Science and Technology; Belgium; Personalities - Intellectuals
aerodrome, gas burner mischarge, Auguste Antoine Piccard, Jean Felix Piccard, Jeannette Ridlon Piccard, Swiss, Switzerland, twins, twin, professor, balloonist, physicist
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