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1921 BELGIUM: Start of Gordon Bennett Balloon Race in Brussels
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0:35Now PlayingDate: 3rd September 1921
Location: Brussels
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
BELGIUM: Brussels:
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GV balloons lined up on ground for start of race
PAN from balloon to crowd os spectators and ambulances on stand by
SV men gathered round basket of balloon as it begins to take off.
LS, GV men in basket of balloon rising in air, the men are throwing out sandbags as it rises
GROUND TO AIR balloon in air
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