In response to a question by:
The first balloon flight happened in 1783 in France when the Montgolfier brothers launched a smoke balloon as a demonstration for the King of France. As I recall, it occurred sometime in October but the precise date escapes me. Any help out there with this one? (Don, you weren't there, were you?

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(PS: Anyone know how to kill a thread? 'Re:Wondering' is off-topic and inappropriate for this NG, and it isn't even funny one at that!)
TOM RATHKE ('aeronaut at usa dot net'