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Texas hot air balloon crash: 'No survivors' among 16  Map of Lockhart Texas A hot air balloon has caught fire and crashed in the US state of Texas, killing all 16 people on board, local media say
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| Jan.31 |
North Mexico |
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 Balloonists complete Pacific journey  Map of La Poza Grande Mexico Two pilots in a helium balloon have completed their crossing of the Pacific with a sea-landing off Mexico, setting new milestones on a six-day trip
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| Jan.29 |
Oceania |
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  Balloonists set new world distance record Two pilots have set a new world distance record for a flight in a helium balloon after crossing the Pacific Ocean
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| Dec.17 |
Turkey |
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Fatal tourist balloon crash in Turkey A tourist, which was carrying Chinese and Malaysian tourists, has been killed and nine others injured in a hot air balloon crash in Turkey
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| May.12 |
Virginia |
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Search for wreckage in balloon crash Officials are searching for the wreckage of a hot air balloon crash near Richmond, Virginia, after a third victim was found
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| May.10 |
Virginia |
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Deadly hot air balloon fire in US Map of Richmond Virginia Virginia At least two people have died after a hot air balloon hit a power line and burst into flames in front of a horrified US crowd
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| Jan.1 |
Japan |
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Balloon to disputed islands crashes Map of Senkaku Japan A Chinese man flying a hot air balloon to a group of disputed islands in East China Sea had to be rescued after his balloon crashed
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| May.20 |
Turkey |
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1 dead, 18 hurt as hot air balloons collide in Turkey Map of Cappadocia Turkey| At least one person was killed when two hot air balloons collided mid-air in central Turkey early Monday | |
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| Apr.28 |
Peru |
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5 saved, 2 missing after balloon goes into Pacific A hot-air tourist balloon has fallen into the ocean, and authorities have rescued five women while the craft's pilot and another man remain ...
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| Feb.27 |
Egypt |
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Egypt balloon explosion probe can take 2 weeks An official investigation into the cause of a balloon accident that killed 19 people in Egypt could take two weeks
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| Feb.26 |
Egypt |
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Egypt suspends Luxor balloon flights Map of Luxor Egypt The authorities have suspended all hot air balloon flights near Luxor and launched an investigation following the deaths of 19 tourists in a crash
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Egypt |
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Tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt Map of Luxor Egypt Hot air balloon exploded over the city of Luxor. Eighteen tourists were killed when the balloon dropped almost 300 meters
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| Jan.6 |
New Zealand |
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Hot air balloon crash kills 11 Map of Carterton New Zealand| A fire likely started on board the balloon, sending it plummeting to the ground. No one survived the crash | |
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| Nov.10 |
USA |
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Hubble successor's costs balloon The scale of the delay and cost overrun blighting Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has been laid bare by a panel called in to review the pr...
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| Oct.2 |
Italy |
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2 Americans still missing after balloon race The search for two Americans who went missing during an international gas-balloon race continued as an underwater robot joined in the pursui...
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| Sep.29 |
Southern Italy |
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US balloon goes missing in storm Two balloonists taking part in the Gordon Bennett Cup race are missing in thunderstorms over the Adriatic
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| Dec.23 |
Colorado |
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Balloon boy parents jailed Richard Heene, who triggered a major alert by falsely claiming his son was adrift in a helium balloon has been sentenced to 90 days - and his wife to 20
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| Dec.22 |
Colorado |
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Balloon boy parents must pay $42,000 Parents who triggered a major alert by claiming their 6-year-old son was adrift in a helium balloon have been ordered to pay the rescue bill
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| Oct.23 |
Colorado |
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Balloon mother 'admits hoax' Mayumi Heene, the mother of a boy thought to have been swept away in a giant helium balloon, has admitted the incident was a hoax
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| Oct.17 |
Colorado |
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Balloon parents 'face charges' A sheriff says the parents of a boy Falcon Heene, aged six, mistakenly believed to have been carried away by a helium balloon will face char...
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home| 6-year-old Falcon Heene thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home | |
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| Oct.14 |
Southern China |
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 Dutch tourists die in China balloon crash| A search party hunted for a hot-air balloon that had been catching fire and crashing, arriving in time to save only three of the seven people aboard | |
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| Apr.22 |
Sao Paulo |
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Balloon priest still missing at sea| Rescuers reached a cluster of brightly colored party balloons floating in the ocean but did not find Rev. Adelir Antonio di Carli | |
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| Aug.26 |
Western Canada |
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Balloon fire kills mother, daughter Map of British Columbia Canada| The bodies of a mother and her daughter were retrieved after a hot-air balloon fire in South Surrey, British Columbia | |
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| Apr.23 |
Virginia |
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Virginia students return to class Map of Virginia Tech Virginia| A balloon has been released for each of the victims killed in rampage at Virginia Tech University | |
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| Jun.18 |
Australia |
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Fossett lifts off on balloon record attempt| Millionaire adventurer has lifted off on his sixth attempt to fly solo around the world | |
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| Aug.26 |
France |
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Balloon disaster kills 6| Minutes after taking off balloon hit a power line and burst into flames | |
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| Aug.17 |
Brazil |
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U.S. Solo Balloonist Lands Millionaire Steve Fossett set balloon down ending his 5th round-the-world attempt
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| Aug.5 |
Australia |
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Global balloon odyssey
before year 2000
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Southern France |
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First fire balloon ascent by Montgolfier Brothers Map of Annonay France| The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying Étienne into the sky. Their father Pierre was elevated to the nobility | |
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