Colin Prescot interview
Category: oral-history Catalogue number: | OH0010Details| Description: | - Colin Prescot discussed travels and experiences, including ballooning and lion taming with Jennifer d’Alton.
- His interest in ballooning started with a chance encounter with Safia Tarzia former princess from Afghanistan.
- Colin recounts meeting balloonist Robin Batchelor (later known as Birdman) and launching a business with sponsors.
- Colin describes how they were asked to perform a stunt for a movie in Mexico, involving balloons and a skyscraper.
- The team faced challenges during the stunt, including strong winds and technical issues, but managed to complete it successfully.
- Colin describes Andy Elson as a "turbo engineer" and "very clever engineer".
- Colin describes challenges with flying through China's airspace, including a warning from the British ambassador.
- Pilots ditched plane in Pacific due to bad weather, but Japanese military responded with military exercise.
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| Interviewer: | Jennifer d’Alton |
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| Interview date: | 20 May 2024 |
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| Transcript pdf (click to open in new tab): | Colin Prescot transcript.pdf |
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