U.K. residents Mike and Deborah Scholes lifted off from New Brunswick on Thursday morning but were forced to make an emergency landing
Mike and Deborah Scholes, shown in this undated handout photo, had to make an emergency landing in central Newfoundland Friday morning after they departed New Brunswick in a hot air balloon in an attempt to fly across the Atlantic.Two ballooning Brits have abandoned their quest to fly across the Atlantic after technical issues forced them to land in Newfoundland this morning.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERSExclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay, Rex Murphy and others.
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