Wicked Balloons Journal
Tag: aviation firsts
Records & Adventures
The First Balloon Crossing of the English Channel
The dramatic 1785 story of the first balloon across the English Channel, when Blanchard and Jeffries nearly fell short of the French…
Records & Adventures
The First Nonstop Balloon Flight Around the World
The true story of the first balloon around the world, the 1999 Breitling Orbiter 3 flight, and what it still teaches every…