Cold War Escape Room - OTD- The East German balloon escape took place at approximately 2:00 a.m. on September 16, 1979. Two families, with eight members in total, escaped the communist country
![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)
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
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