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August 5, 2015

Up in the Air

Peter Strelzyk fashioned a new balloon all on his own, and made preparations for his family’s solo escape attempt.
On the misty evening of 03 July 1979, Strelzyk and Doris and their two sons, Frank and Andreas, spread their second home-made patchwork balloon upon the ground in a clearing. They began inflating the balloon, then climbed into the basket. So far so good. The basket gently rose from the ground and into the air across East German soil. - • Damn Interesting

Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 5, 2015 8:50 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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