1 9 8 4 ▁W itt ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁Martin ▁who ▁individually ▁tail ored , ▁home ▁d ial ysis ▁equipment ▁and ▁supplies ▁to ▁over ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁patients ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁sold ▁their ▁company , ▁Un ic are ▁Medical ▁Services , ▁to ▁B ax ter ▁Tra ven ol ▁Labor ator ies , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Health ▁Care ▁Company ▁B ax ter ▁International ▁Inc ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Bal lo oning ▁History ▁ ▁W itt ▁was ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁she ▁began ▁hot ▁air ▁bal lo oning ▁in ▁England . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁commercial ▁hot ▁air ▁bal lo on ▁pilot ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁bal lo on ▁compet itions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁she ▁and ▁another ▁bal lo on ▁pilot , ▁Lady ▁G wen ▁Belle w ▁attempted ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁bal lo on ▁pil ots ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁English ▁Channel , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Fam ous ▁Gr ouse ▁Wh is key . ▁They ▁were ▁pi pped ▁at ▁the ▁post ▁by ▁another ▁female ▁pilot ▁who ▁got ▁wind ▁of ▁their ▁attempt ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁beat ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁finish . ▁ ▁W itt , ▁together ▁with ▁her ▁friend ▁the ▁late ▁She ila ▁Scott , ▁the ▁famous ▁av i ator ▁who ▁amongst ▁her ▁ 1 0 0 ▁flying ▁records ▁fle w ▁solo ▁over ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁fle w ▁her ▁bal lo on ▁throughout ▁the ▁UK ▁drawing ▁attention