BALLOON BREAKS AWAY.
TRAGSHY IN FRANCE. (By Cable—Prc»» Association^—Copyright.) (Australi&a and N.Z. Cable Aairciation.) (Received ilLaxch. 19th, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, March 18. An observation balloon broke from its moorings at tho Angers aviation camp, carrying away t/hree men who were clinging to tho ropes. One dropped when a few feut above tho ground and escaped uninjured. Another dropped from a height of 90ft and succuml>ed to terrible injuries. The balloon carried the third away. Travelling at the rate of thirty miles an hour, it reached a height of six thousand feet. After several hours the balloon was blown back towards Angers. Tho man dropped into a tree while the balloon was descending, and waa picked up slightly bruised.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17408, 20 March 1922, Page 7
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