Tag Archives: French Balloonists

What A Balloon Ride Was Like In 1887

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

Some people are lucky enough to fly airplanes for living, and others get to do the same in blimps or hot-air balloons. Me? I just get to write about it, and know that I vicariously live through those of you … Continue reading →

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First Successful Dirigible, 1883 – Wills’s Aviation #7

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

History Behind The Card: First Successful Dirigible, 1883 Card #7 of 50, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1910 Name: Gaston Tissandier, November 21, 1843 in Paris, France – August 30, 1899, in Paris, France; Albert-Charles Tissandier, October 1, 1839 in … Continue reading →

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