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7th January 2022

7th January 1785: First aerial crossing of the English Channel completed in a hydrogen balloon

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The first aerial crossing of the English Channel was conducted by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries in a gas-filled balloon.

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