Jean Pierre Blanchard

(b. July 4, 1753, Les Andelys, Eure, Normandy – d. March 7, 1809, The Hague, The Netherlands )

Gender: M

Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) was a pioneer of balloon flight. He moved from Paris to London in August 1784, and on 16 October took part in a flight from Chelsea to Romsey in Kent, followed by others on 30 November 1784 and 7 January 1785, the latter taking him from Dover Castle across the Channel to France.

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Jean Pierre Blanchard

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