433 hot air balloons soar into the record books

Chambley-Bussières (France) (AFP) - Four hundred and thirty-three hot air balloons lifted off from an air base in eastern France on Sunday and soared straight into the record books. The balloons, including some spectacular designs such as a French chateau and rotund cartoon character Obelix, took off from Chambley-Bussieres air base to beat the previous record for simultaneous hot air balloon flights. "A new page in ballooning history has been written," said Philippe Buron-Pilatre, or