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Charla threw out Klme ballast and then landed gently ncar Tour du Lay, not very far from Nala, after having Itayed in the air for about half an hour the~ond time. T he following day the balloon was relunled to Parill in triumph. I n spitt of this: luecClilful fint lrip, Charla never made anolher balloon ascent. Hill JeCOnd venture into the upper air regiON had likely been 100 much of an experience. iut. rangely enough, it was not equipped with a Urety valve. be balloon a ..... n ... of ViJM:ea&o I_nanil ill Great BrltaiD Vincemo Lunardi made the fint balloon alCCi1t in Great Britain on 15 September t 74 Lunardi was born at Lucca in I taly on t I January, 759 and, al'ter lpending hQ childhood in the East Indies, wall at a relatively early age employed by the Neapolitan ambusader in Loooon, Prin~ Caraminico.

Poaiblc'. , minute, 1Obct, yet practical elrectl may not have COllverted other 1Ublimc, bislorical evenu limilarly rrom dilaster 10 lriumph. Anyhow, Blanchard and Dr Jelrne. m. pined the French COUt to land in the midst of the Fdmoret rorcst ouuide Cal·i.. where their bal· loon was brought 10 a '1Op by a tree; help Wal lOOn at hand. On thiI Jpot • ,""*" marble monumenl w.. ler erecled, aowncd with. balloon. , which made Ihem bononry citizcna. l Academy with nrious di5plays'. ThiI proved only a qualified W" ' 'A, 10 be decided to mum 10 Fnnoc.

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