![In 1979, two families escaped East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon. They flew for 28 minutes at −8 °C (18 °F) with no shelter as the gondola was just a In 1979, two families escaped East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon. They flew for 28 minutes at −8 °C (18 °F) with no shelter as the gondola was just a](https://preview.redd.it/q2ftmd3xgkm51.jpg?auto=webp&s=8d0fbedf08d04fb66bc64964bbc75f8076e6ec3e)
In 1979, two families escaped East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon. They flew for 28 minutes at −8 °C (18 °F) with no shelter as the gondola was just a
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![dpa files) - The self-made balloon in which two GDR families escaped to West Germany in September 1979 tears up during a presentation in Naila, Bavaria, 25 October 1979. They had wanted dpa files) - The self-made balloon in which two GDR families escaped to West Germany in September 1979 tears up during a presentation in Naila, Bavaria, 25 October 1979. They had wanted](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3B6X4/dpa-files-the-self-made-balloon-in-which-two-gdr-families-escaped-D3B6X4.jpg)