Schulman b.v.
Auction 360 18 Oct 2019
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Foreign Medals - FIRST MANNED FLIGHT WITH HOT AIR BALLOON IN GERMANY 1785, by by Johann Christian Reich., GERMANY Bust of Jean-Pierre Blanchard left. Rev. balloon with parachute above city.Malpas 13; J&F 910.Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) made the first flight in Germany at Frankfurt on October 3rd 1785. After gaining enough height, he dropped a parachute to which a dog was attached. The animal landed several hundred metres from Frankfurt. After a flight of 33 minutes, Blanchard landed at Weilburg. Blanchard is considered to be the first of the professional balloonists.AR 43.3 mm. 34.90 g. RRR Extremely fine