Training in Aachen for Protest Flight across Berlin Wall

Training preparation of the Greenpeace hot air balloon 'Trinity' in which Gerd Leipold and John Sprange will fly over the Berlin wall into East Germany in protest against nuclear testing. Pilot Gerd Leipold and John Sprange were arrested after the action and the balloon was taken into custody by the East German police.

In original language:

Training fuer Ballonflug gegen Atomtests

Gerd Leipold und John Sprange trainieren bei Aachen mit dem Heissluftballon fuer einen Protestflug gegen Atomtests ueber die Berliner Mauer .

Unique identifier: GP0210K

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/08/1983

Locations: Aachen, Europe, Germany

Credit line: © Caroline Fetscher / Greenpeace

Size: 6300px × 8807px 34MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Training for Protest Flight across Berlin Wall

Greenpeace activists Gerd Leipold and John Sprange at a training for their trip on the Greenpeace hot air balloon 'Trinity' in protest against nuclear testing in the East and West. They are practicing for crossing the Berlin wall and landing in East Germany territory.

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