![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)
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
![Sep. 09, 1979 - Families escape from East Germany in Home made hot air balloon: Two families made the most fantastic defection over by flying across the East German Border into West Sep. 09, 1979 - Families escape from East Germany in Home made hot air balloon: Two families made the most fantastic defection over by flying across the East German Border into West](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E11R3M/sep-09-1979-families-escape-from-east-germany-in-home-made-hot-air-E11R3M.jpg)
Sep. 09, 1979 - Families escape from East Germany in Home made hot air balloon: Two families made the most fantastic defection over by flying across the East German Border into West
![How 2 Families Fled East Germany in A Homemade Hot Air Balloon | by Rameen Zeeshan | Lessons from History | Medium How 2 Families Fled East Germany in A Homemade Hot Air Balloon | by Rameen Zeeshan | Lessons from History | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:590/0*oeXQac2UZyfeGQLW.jpg)
How 2 Families Fled East Germany in A Homemade Hot Air Balloon | by Rameen Zeeshan | Lessons from History | Medium
![Fake History Hunter on Twitter: "The balloon at one time even caught fire and even split. They were also detected and reported as an UFO and guards were keeping an eye out Fake History Hunter on Twitter: "The balloon at one time even caught fire and even split. They were also detected and reported as an UFO and guards were keeping an eye out](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ei8YhkbWAAEobuu.jpg:large)
Fake History Hunter on Twitter: "The balloon at one time even caught fire and even split. They were also detected and reported as an UFO and guards were keeping an eye out
![Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape from East Germany by Kristen Fulton | Goodreads Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape from East Germany by Kristen Fulton | Goodreads](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1566889906l/51201811._SX318_SY475_.jpg)
Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape from East Germany by Kristen Fulton | Goodreads
![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://i.redd.it/q2ftmd3xgkm51.jpg)