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A hot-air balloon was a type of aircraft usually consisting of a platform suspended below a balloon of hot air.
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In the 17th century, the Eleventh Doctor escaped from the Tower of London in a hot-air balloon, which witnesses called a "magical sphere". (TV: The Impossible Astronaut [+]Loading...["The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)"])
In 1851, Jackson Lake used a hot-air balloon called a TARDIS. (TV: The Next Doctor [+]Loading...["The Next Doctor (TV story)"])
In 1863, the Third Doctor and Charlie Fisher used a hot-air balloon to help sketch a map of the Confederate lines. (COMIC: Backtime [+]Loading...["Backtime (comic story)"])
In 1890, Pierre Bruyère attempted to travel to the North Pole in a hot-air balloon but was caught in a time loop, constantly taking different companions each time until he finally took Martha Jones and the Tenth Doctor, who helped him to break the cycle of the creature that was feeding off him. (PROSE: The Frozen Wastes [+]Loading...["The Frozen Wastes (short story)"])
Later in the 1890s, the Half-Face Man used an escape pod, a hot-air balloon made of human skin, to enable Mancini's Family Restaurant to fly. (TV: Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"])
In India on 31 December 1926, the Fifth Doctor stole a hot-air balloon in order to chase a steam train. (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger [+]Loading...["The Emerald Tiger (audio story)"])
In the 21st century, a picture of a hot-air balloon was on display in a space museum. (TV: The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"])
On Spiridon, the Third Doctor improvised a hot-air balloon from plastic sheeting, enabling him and the Thals to escape the Daleks. This inspired him to take up hot-air ballooning as a hobby because he found it "most exhilarating." (TV: Planet of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Planet of the Daleks (TV story)"])
When the Sixth Doctor took the TARDIS into Astrolabus' realm, it passed by a hot-air balloon. (COMIC: Once Upon a Time-Lord [+]Loading...["Once Upon a Time-Lord (comic story)"])