Salute of our German ambassador

Salute of our German ambassador

Surprise on Friday with the lightning passage of the father of our German ambassador Wilhelm Eimers, new president of the german balloon federation, who came to confirm his accommodation during the GEMAB 23. He discovered in preview the pilot jacket of which the...
Soon the arrival of a new collection

Soon the arrival of a new collection

This year, we will find the famous cap embroidered with the colors of the event, the teddy, the tee shirt, the polo, the shirts. The color is still kept secret, but no doubt it will please the aficionados of the GEMAB. Let’s not forget the pilot jacket and the...
The madness of the pins

The madness of the pins

In the 1990s, the craze in the ballooning community was the pin. In gilded or silver metal, or plastic. In general, each pilot had a badge made with his balloon in effigy. Thus thousands of small pins were exchanged between enthusiasts. Important collections were thus...
They chose to camp on site

They chose to camp on site

Many pilots dream of finding a place to stay close to the site. A few editions ago the organization decided to create a place on the site where the pilots can pitch their tent, their caravan in what was nicknamed the pilots’ square. More than 600 balloonists...
Each edition is highly publicized

Each edition is highly publicized

Since the beginning, the GEMAB has had a daily bilingual newspaper which reports the small news of the event field. It has been completed by a radio on FM “Good Morning Chambley” which is also broadcasted by loudspeakers on the site and of course on the...
On this first day of the year

On this first day of the year

With an excellent average of 14 flights out of 19 scheduled for each edition, we can say more than 30 years after the creation of the event, that the choice of dates has been judicious. It only remains to hope for 2023 the chance to realize more than 14 flights. This...

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