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First test flight of a hot air balloon at Annonay, France, 4 June, 1783 (1890s). Artist: Anon

First test flight of a hot air balloon at Annonay, France, 4 June, 1783 (1890s). Artist: Anon

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First test flight of a hot air balloon at Annonay, France, 4 June, 1783 (1890s). Enthusiastic crowds watching the first unmanned test flight by brothers Joseph Michel and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier. In November the same year Étienne successfully made the first manned balloon flight. From the series The Dream of Flight. From a private collection.

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