G-BCAR

Category: hardware Sub-category: balloons

Catalogue number: H1/0040

Very ornate balloon with hand-painted panels, depicting the Mongolfier balloon in one panel along with other early balloon scenes.

Details

Description:

G-BCAR (Marie Antoinette). A Thunder AX7-77 type balloon. G-BCAR has handpainted panels, infact they were putting the final touches to the panels after she was laid our for her first flight!

Name: Marie Antoinette
Type: Thunder AX7-77
Serial No.: 19
First flown: 22 April 1974, Lasham, Hampshire
Donated by: Tim Woodbridge, 1987

History

5 March 1974
Thunder Balloons Ltd.

14 June 1974
Tim J Woodbridge

2 April 1992
Cancelled by the CAA

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