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Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English Channel
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries crossing the English Channel by balloon. They left Dover, crossed the sea, and landed near Blanay, between Calais and Boulogne. It was the first aerial crossing of the English Channel. Pictured is the French coast at Calais, with jubilant spectators, ships and boats.
7 January 1785
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)/Mary Evans

The first aerial crossing of the English Channel - Blanchard
Original contemporary etching, coloured by hand, of the first aerial crossing of the English Channel, undertaken by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and an American physician, Dr John Jeffries, on 7 January 1785 (Royal Aeronautical Society Library - Cuthbert-Hodgson collection)
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library
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Entrance of Louis XVIII into Paris
Scene on the Pont Neuf, Paris, during the entrance of King Louis XVIII into Paris, with Sophie Blanchard in flight overhead in her balloon. When Louis entered Paris after being restored to the French throne, Blanchard ascended in her balloon as part of the triumphal procession.
3 May 1814
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)/Mary Evans
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