The First Aerial Crossing of the English Channel
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. In the history of ballooning, Jean-Pierre-François Blanchard is remembered as much for his courage and skills as a ballooning pioneer, as his abilities to spin colorful […]
