Deflating the envelope of a hot air balloon at Westown

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Deflating the envelope of a hot air balloon at Westown

Image: © Mike Pennington Taken: 14 Aug 2013

Flight over, the top of the balloon has been opened to release the hot air and the ground crew are holding the ropes to prevent the balloon drifting.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.429898
Longitude
-3.221405