At least eight dead after hot air balloon catches fire and plummets from sky
Twenty-one people were on board At least eight people have died after a hot air balloon caught fire and plummeted from the sky in southern Brazil. The incident happened in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning (21 June) with 21 people on board the hot air balloon. The Governor of Santa Catarina, Jorginho […]
9 months ago
Tributes paid to airline pilot who died when homemade hot air balloon burst
“My wife heard terrible screaming and then silence.” Tributes have poured in for an “awesome” airline pilot who died when his hot air balloon plunged hundreds of feet to the ground. Peter Gregory, 25, was flying over Ombersley, Worcestershire, at 6.20am on Sunday (June 25) alongside his brother when his balloon suddenly deflated. Witnesses watched […]
2 years ago