Jean-Pierre Blanchard - Wikipedia Jean-Pierre François Blanchard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ blɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 4 July 1753 – 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer of gas balloon flight, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the air in a balloon
Pass for Jean-Pierre Blanchard, 9 January 1793 - Founders Online Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809), who had arrived at Philadelphia on the Ceres on 9 Dec , was the first person to make balloon flights in England, Germany, and Poland, and in 1785 he and John Jeffries were the first to cross the English Channel by air
9 January 1793 - This Day in Aviation 9 January 1793: At approximately 10:00 a m , Jean-Pierre François Blanchard ascended from the courtyard of the Walnut Street jail in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, aboard a hydrogen-filled silk balloon Aboard were various scientific instruments and a small dog
Jean-Pierre Blanchard | Inventor, Aeronaut, Pioneer | Britannica After making a number of exhibition flights in Europe, Blanchard made the first balloon flight in North America, on January 9, 1793, when he ascended from the Washington Prison Yard in Philadelphia and landed in Gloucester county, New Jersey
First Successful Balloon Flight in the United States - EBSCO The first successful balloon flight in the United States occurred on January 9, 1793, when French aeronaut Jean Pierre Blanchard ascended from Philadelphia This historic event followed the earlier triumph of hot-air ballooning in France by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783
Jean Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) | The Lighter-Than-Air Society On January 9, 1793, Blanchard made the first balloon ascent in North America That day, he ascended from the Washington Prison Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and landed in Gloucester County, New Jersey Carrying the first airmail letter, this flight was observed by President George Washington
First Hot Air Balloon Flight in America-Test - Ancestry On January 9, 1793, Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first successful hot air balloon flight in the United States This was Blanchard's 45th time rising into the sky in a hot air balloon, as he had made himself famous for flights in Europe
Blanchard’s Balloon - Historical Society of Pennsylvania Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French inventor, led some of the earliest flights by balloon in the world On January 9, 1793, Blanchard took the first balloon flight in America from the Walnut Street Jail yard in Philadelphia Blanchard kept a journal with details on his flight
January 9, 1793 - Air Force Historical Foundation 1793: Jean Pierre Blanchard makes the first manned balloon flight in America with a 46-minute trip between the Wall Street Prison in Philadelphia PA, to Deptford Township, NJ carrying landing clearance orders signed by President Washington and a small black dog as a passenger
On this date: Americas first balloon flight - ABC27 Forty-five minutes after he took off, Blanchard landed his ballon in a clearing near Woodbury, New Jersey Soon residents gathered to gawk at the bizarre contraption that had dropped from the sky