Ballooning history

Le Flesselle, the biggest balloon. On the 19th of January 1784, in Lyon, France, the largest Montgolfier balloon ever made was laid out for launching.

Jean Pierre Blanchard

Jean-Pierre Blanchard (July 4, 1753 – March 7, 1809), aka Jean Pierre François Blanchard, was a French inventor, most remembered as a pioneer in aviation

The First Gas Balloon Flight

Did you know the first gas balloon made its flight in August 1783? It was designed by Jacques Charles and Les Frères Robert, it carried

The First Hot-Air Balloon 1783

On June 4th, 1783, Etienne and Joseph Montgolfier demonstrated the first balloon heated by hot air to the nobles of Annonay in south of France.

4th February 1967 was the 1st flight in a gas balloon across the Channel with 5 passengers

1967 4th February, on a beautiful calm and sunny day, Malcolm Brighton piloted the 1st balloon to cross the English Channel carrying 5 people. JAMBO,

222 years ago, Jean Pierre Blanchard made the 1st balloon flight in America

222 years ago was the 1st balloon flight in the USA. 9th January 1793 Jean Pierre Blanchard decided to set out for America aboard the

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