Gordon Bennett Balloon Race - Germany (1936)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown Germany. Hot air balloons are inflated in a field. Men, some in Nazi uniforms, help to pull out balloon envelope before inflation. Balloons are inflated with hot air, ballast is added. Good shots of the balloons and baskets slowly rising into the air. Views of the crowd looking on. Shots of several balloons taking off. They are presumably taking part in a Gordon Bennett sponsored hot air balloon race. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from