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7th January 1785: First aerial crossing of the English Channel completed in a hydrogen balloon
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:49
Publish Date: 2018-01-06 21:05:28
Description: The first aerial crossing of the English Channel was conducted by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries in a gas-filled balloon. Born to a peasant family in Normandy, Blanchard fled to Paris as a teenager. Here he developed an interest in science and, following the Montgolfier brothers’ successful flight of a hot air balloon in 1783, turned his attention to the new craze. On 2 March the following year Blanchard made his first successful flight at the Champs de Mars in Paris using a hydrogen-filled balloon. Desperate to achieve fame and fortune, Blanchard moved to London in August 1784 where ...
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