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1980AVIATION
NEWS BROADCAST ABOUT A FATHER AND SON, MAXIE AND CHRIS ANDERSON, WHO ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN A HELIUM BALLOON NAMED THE KITTY HAWK.

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News footage about the send off of a father and his son, Maxie and Kris Anderson, who travelled across the United States from San Francisco in a helium balloon named the Kitty Hawk. Crowds surround and cheer as the helium balloon contraption takes off into the night.
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The "Kitty Haw" looks like a small dot in the sky as it travels over the snow capped Sierra Mountains.
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Closer footage of the helium balloon as it travels over the mountains, the gondola is seen hanging below the large helium filled balloon.
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Various shots of the Kitty Hawk as it travels cross country and communicate by radio with someone below. With unseen narration.
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CU the Kitty Hawk gondola.
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