THIS is the moment that a hot air balloon landed at Bicester Aerodrome.
On Sunday at around 4pm, a Virgin hot air balloon was in a controlled descent as it landed at the air field.
Prehaps unexpectedly to onlookers, the basket toppled over - but balloon enthusiasts say this is completely normal.
A spectator, who didn't want to be idenified, captured the moment all on camera.
Airfield services manager Alan Twigg said it is quite normal for hot air balloons to not land so softly.
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He said: "It is quite normal for the baskets to turn on its side when they land. When a balloon comes in to land it drifts with the wind and when they are drifting they need to avoid trees and make a touch down and occasionally it falls on its side."
He added an invoice will be sent to cover the costs of the landing.
The Bicester Aerodrome has a long and continuous history of aviation activity, dating back to the pioneering years of flight.
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