Crazy Cold War Escapes Across The Berlin Wall
<p>On September 16, 1979, two families, the Strelzyks and the Wetzels, made a daring escape from East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon. The Strelzyks and Wetzels had been working on the balloon for a year, using scraps of cloth and a gas-powered engine from an old sewing machine. The balloon was 82 feet tall and 65 feet wide and took 10 months to build.</p>
<p>On the night of their escape, the families took off from a field in East Germany and flew for almost an hour, landing in a field just inside West Germany. They were spotted by a farmer who called the police, but by the time the police arrived, the families had already made it to safety.</p>
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