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G-UMBO is a Thunder AND Colt Colt Jumbo hot air balloon, built in 1986 and registered in the UK. Spotters have tagged it airplane. G-UMBO has been logged once, most recently at North Somerset, United Kingdom on 11 August 2018. There are 3 photographs of it in the archive.

Also written G UMBO or GUMBO.

Country of Registration
UK
Year of Manufacture
1986
Manufacturer
THUNDER AND COLT LTD
Type
COLT JUMBO
Serial
747

Registration

  • No longer on the UK register 26 Feb 2003 — permanently withdrawn from use
  • Hot air balloon

UK civil aircraft register, 5 Sep 2026

First Sighting
08/11/2018
by Dave
Total Sightings
1
on 1 days
Last Sighting
8 years ago
by Dave

First photographed here by Dave on 5 September 2026.

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G-UMBO Logs

PhotoDateLocationLogged by
Airplane hot air balloon G-UMBO, a Thunder AND Colt Colt Jumbo, seen at Leigh Woods, North Somerset, United Kingdom on 11 August 2018. Photograph by Dave08/11/2018 09:16 AMLeigh Woods, North Somerset, England, United KingdomDave

G-UMBO Sightings Map

G-UMBO Photo Gallery

Airplane hot air balloon G-UMBO, a Thunder AND Colt Colt Jumbo, seen at Leigh Woods, North Somerset, United Kingdom on 11 August 2018. Photograph by Dave
© 2018 Dave
Airplane hot air balloon G-UMBO, a Thunder AND Colt Colt Jumbo, added to the archive 7 September 2026. Photograph by Neil Ivison
© Neil Ivison
Airplane hot air balloon G-UMBO, a Thunder AND Colt Colt Jumbo, added to the archive 7 September 2026. Photograph by Bill Teasdale
© Bill Teasdale