G-PINT

Category: hardware Sub-category: balloons

Catalogue number: H1/0164

Reverse side of dark brown barrel with silver top and base, and four silver horizontal stripes representing the barrel rings. No BBM&L banner on this side.

Balloon in a glow line up with other colourful balloons. The top half of the dark brown barrel with silver top and base, and four silver horizontal stripes representing the barrel rings, is lit up by the burner flame, highlighting the BBM&L banner.

Details

Description:	A Cameron Barrell 60 special shape, serial number 794, named Charles Wells. The Charles Wells Brewery commissioned two special shapes, the other being a pint mug which had a barrel shaped basket. The envelope of G-PINT was donated to the BBM&L, and now sports the BBM&L banner. The barrel basket from the other balloon is also in the BBM&L collection. First flown 23 May 1982. Logbook held by BBM&L. Last flown on 1 August 2009. Total hours flown 157.
Name:	Charles Wells
Type:	Cameron Barrel-60 SS
Serial No.:	794
First flown:	23 May 1982
Donated by:	David Fish, 2005
Image(s) credit:	Richard Hands

History

4 January 1982
First owners: Charles Wells Ltd.

26 June 1991
New owner: David Fish

1 August 2009
Last flight