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PHOTOS: France’s Mass Hot Air Balloon Launch

Over 400 hot-air balloons prepare to take off in Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in an attempt to set a world record for collective taking-off during the event "Lorraine Mondial air ba... Over 400 hot-air balloons prepare to take off in Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in an attempt to set a world record for collective taking-off during the event "Lorraine Mondial air ballons", an international hot-air balloon meeting. (AP Photo/ Alexandre Marchi/L'est Republicain, Pool) MORE LESS
By Zoe Schlanger
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August 2, 2013 4:15 a.m.
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The Lorraine Mondial Air Balloons festival at a former NATO airfield in eastern France broke two records this week: the first by launching 408 piloted hot air balloons within an hour on Wednesday, and the second by launching 391 balloons at once on Thursday, for the biggest simultaneous balloon launch ever, the Associated Press reported.

The festival in Chambley-Bussieres is organized by a descendent of the 18th century aeronautics pioneer Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier, according to AP.

Photos: AP Photo/ Alexandre Marchi/L’est Republicain, Pool

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Zoe Schlanger Zoë Schlanger is Frontpage Editor at TPM. Zoë was a TPM intern in 2011, and prior to returning here she was editor in chief of NYU Local, the alternative independent student news site at NYU. Zoë has interned at places like the Nation, InsideClimate News, The Rachel Maddow Show and Gothamist. She can be reached at zoe@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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