Caption

First fatal balloon accident on 15 June 1785: the two French aeronauts Pilatre de Rozier and Pierre Romain died in Wimereux in the Pas-de-Calais department when the balloon lost air and crashed while attempting to cross the English Channel. Aviation

Date

Jun 25, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26D30_360

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No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50.7Mb (3.2Mb) / 11.5in x 17.2in / 3440 x 5147 (300dpi)

Keywords

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