Montgolfier balloon ascent, Versailles

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Montgolfier balloon ascent, Versailles

Ascent of the Montgolfier balloon from Versailles, viewed by the King, the Royal Family and a large crowd of spectators. The balloon flew for eight minutes, then descended in the Bois de Vaucresson, Carrefour Marechal. The passengers were a sheep, a cockerel and a duck, who survived the experience unharmed.
19 September 1783

Media ID 7475221

© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)/Mary Evans

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