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| Betty the Beech flying a display at the Chalke Valley festival |
It is getting increasingly exciting! In only 11 days we hope to be on our way to start one of the greatest aviation adventures: an unprecedented attempt to fly our 65-year old 'Betty the Beech' (a Beech 18 - G-BKGM) around the world with a first sector crossing the Atlantic via Iceland, Greenland and northern Canada.
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| Phil and Allie Dunnington in their light-weight basket |
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| 'Bristol Airways' at Chambley, France |
This in itself has been done before, but it was Phil's idea to carry a small hot air balloon - a Cameron 0-56 (G-DKGM) - inside the aircraft in which the team will attempt to fly in locations where nobody has flown a balloon before!
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| Phil flying G-DKGM in Bristol |
Follow our story on this blog and see you on the 20th in the morning at Bristol airport for our departure to Wick!
For some videos on this project scroll down to previous pages or watch those short videos:
https://vimeo.com/167936306 by Quintessence films and this one by BA pilot Kevin McDonald (USA):
https://vimeo.com/167637048
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| The new balloon in matching colours to the aeroplane |
You are in safe hands with John. He taught me all I know about flying and all I have forgotten as well.
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Harry