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See the mass ascension of balloons at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, 2010
Balloons at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, New Mexico, 2010.
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Learn how the Montgolfier brothers' hot-air balloon contributed to the field of aviation
Hot-air ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers to the present.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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Hot-air balloons in the 1965 U.S. National Championship balloon races at Reno, Nevada.
Jim Larsen
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