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A perfect combination in Château d’Oex

John Armstrong and John Wilson have been participating in the Château d’Oex balloon festival for a quarter of a century. They were among 80 balloon teams attempting to fly over Gruyères castle this week, as part of a series of competitions to test pilots' skills. But the winds were against them. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

Julie Hunt

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