What is recorded here
Near this spot at 3.30 in the afternoon of September 15th 1784 Vincenzo Lunardi an Italian balloonist made his first landing whilst on his pioneer flight in the English atmosphere Having handed out a cat and dog the partners of his flight from London he
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- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Howard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- James Bentall, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alex McGregor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Barry Lawson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dudley Miles, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michael Pead, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 uk
- Ian S, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Simon Westerman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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