This is a list of notable balloonists: Jean-Pierre Blanchard (French) and John Jeffries (American), first flight across the English Channel, 1785. Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), first professional female balloonist, first woman to pilot her own balloon, received honours from both Napoleon and Louis XVIII Mercedes Corominas (1886–1926), first female Spanish balloonist to make a solo ascent, later famed exhibitionist in Portugal and Brazil.
This is a list of notable balloonists: Jean-Pierre Blanchard (French) and John Jeffries (American), first flight across the English Channel, 1785. Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), first professional female balloonist, first woman to pilot her own balloon, received honours from both Napoleon and Louis XVIII Mercedes Corominas (1886–1926), first female Spanish balloonist to make a solo ascent, later famed exhibitionist in Portugal and Brazil.
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