United Kingdom / Welham Green

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Barry Lawson on Wikimedia Commons
Welham Green, United Kingdom

Near this spot at 3.30 in the afternoon of September 15th 1784 Vincenzo Lunardi an Italian balloonist made his first landing whilst on his pioneer flight in the English atmosphere Having handed out a cat and dog the partners of his flight from London he re-ascended and continued North-Eastward

2 Parsonage Lane, Welham Green, United Kingdom