Air balloon parachuting (1916)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Man purposefully destroys air balloon and parachutes to ground Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: A Daring Escapade USA: EXT . Title: Ascending to a height of 2,000 feet an American aeronaut fires his balloon and descends in a parachute. (8ft) SV. Aeronaut sitting in balloon cradle near ground. Men release cradle balloon rises. (2 shots) (23ft) LV. Balloon in sky. Balloon catches fire. Pan down flaming balloon falling to ground. Aeronaut’s parachute. Spectators running across field. (45ft) Aviator fires his balloon in mid air and descends in parachute Aviation, United States of America, Stunts daredevil, stuntman, innovation, technology Background: Man purposefully destroys air balloon and parachutes to ground FILM ID: VLVA4MGUED17OVBHO08UCUSYDWQPC To license this film, visit