Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1922)

Geneva, Switzerland. Full titles read: “...the start for the Gordon Bennett Balloon Race in Geneva - endurance not speed, wins this !“ Good L/S’s of the various balloons being inflated in large field. M/S of balloonists inside Pathe basket of one of the balloons preparing for takeoff. Various shots of the balloons taking off. The balloonists wave to the crowds. Note: This is a duplicate copy of a story found on *PM0278* - check for best quality - EB 2001. 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 1957 to the