Hot air balloon designer, pilot dies in balloon mishap in Vermont
Brian Boland – who had over 11,000 hours piloting balloons – was a forerunner of experimental lighter-than-air balloon building.
By LISA RATHKE and WILSON RINGAssociated Press
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BRADFORD, Vt. — A hot air balloon designer and pilot who died after becoming entangled in gear underneath the basket of his balloon and then fell was known for his eccentricity and prowess in the industry.
Post Mills Airport owner Brian Boland is shown in 2010. Boland, 72, the pilot of a hot-air balloon that had been carrying a total of five people, died Thursday after becoming entangled in gear underneath the basket and then falling to the ground in Bradford, Vermont.