Air Balloon Explodes Over English Channel
June 15 1785

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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783), and his companion, Pierre Romain, become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel.
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Created By: johnny
Created On: 2015-04-30T22:29:36Z

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