Jean-Pierre [François] Blanchard, 1753 – 1809. French inventor, pioneer in balloon flight.
Jean-Pierre [François] Blanchard, 1753 – 1809. French inventor, pioneer in balloon the first man to cross the English Channel in a balloon 7 January 1785. From the book Wonderful Balloon Ascents or The Conquest of the Skies published c 1870.
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