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Vintage illustration of the Dover to Calais by Air in 1785 by balloon. #179009633
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The New Book of Knowledge Encyclopaedia 1930s / 1940s - Social history. On 7th January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries became the first humans to triumphantly fly across the English Channel in a balloon, from Dover, England to Calais, France.
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