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World’s Biggest Ever Hot Air Balloon to be Built in Bristol

Posted on October 13, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The Bristol Post – bristolpost.co.uk The world’s biggest ever hot air balloon is to be built in Bristol. Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov is teaming up with the Bedminster based Cameron Balloons to launch the ambitious project.

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World first: Solar-powered hot air balloon being built in Bristol

Posted on July 3, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Bristol Post – bristolpost.co.uk By mdisalvo Production of the world’s first solar-powered hot air balloon is now under way in a Bristol factory. After years of research, the Cameron Balloons factory in Bedminster revealed the materials yesterday.

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Lindstrand Balloons’ Oswestry Factory Closes

Posted on April 15, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: BBC – bbc.com A hot air balloon company set up by world record-breaker Per Lindstrand has gone into liquidation with the loss of 19 jobs.

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Balloon maker Don Cameron on New Year Honors list

Posted on January 2, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: bbc.co.uk Hot-air balloon maker Don Cameron has been appointed MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s New Year Honors list.

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Up, up and away: Wonderful success story of the British balloon factory that can build all sorts

Posted on May 9, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: DailyMail.com.uk – Cameron Balloons make between 150 and 200 hot air balloons every year – Company was started by Donald Cameron, 73, who made western Europe’s first ever modern hot air balloon in 1967 – Small balloon is made … Continue reading →

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