R 34 Airship first to make Atlantic double crossing by air. July 1919.
On a cold and misty night in July, 1919, His Majesty’s airship R.34 set out from Scotland on what was...
Trailrope Summer 2025
The latest issue of Trailrope is published and on the front cover you see a balloon made in 1937 by...
Midlands Air Festival 2025
The BBM&L had a successful Midlands Air Festival event. Sadly, the weather was windy, which restricted the flying slots to...
Sand bag from 1930s Gordon Bennett balloon race
We have recently been donated a sand bag from Jasper Tomlinson via Giles Camplin both of whom worked with Anthony...
New Atlantic attempt
A new attempt to fly a balloon across the Atlantic Ocean is being prepared in Presque Isle, Maine. The same...
AGM, lunch, speaker, auction and raffle
The annual BBM&L AGM lunch was a great success with a healthy number of people joining us at a new...
Who was the first to fly?
The Courier d’Avignon, dated October 28, confirms these facts: “From Paris, October 18: Here are the details announced last week...
Dr. Jenner’s balloon flight replicated 240 years on
The county’s first hydrogen balloon flight has been recreated by aviation enthusiasts on its 240th anniversary. Father of immunology Edward...
Northampton Balloon Festival
A busy period came to an end for the BBM&L crews over the weekend of 17 August, with the most...
Old Buckenham Harvest Balloon Festival
The wind is blowing a hoolie outside so to time to remember calmer winds and in particular the Old Buckenham...
Look Up ! The story of hot air ballooning in Bristol
Aerospace Bristol and Cameron Balloons present this exciting new exhibition, at Aerospace Bristol from 24 July until Sunday 1 September with...
Bristol Belle maiden flight 1967
On 9th July in 1967, the first UK modern hot air balloon, the Bristol Belle, took her maiden flight at...