[DOC] [TLE] History of ballooning - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of ballooning, both with hot air and gas, spans many centuries. It 
includes many firsts, including the first human flight, first flight across the .... In 25 
minutes the two men traveled just over five miles. .... During World War II, a large 
number of barrage balloons were inflated over the city of London in an effort to 
obstruct... [DOC] [TLE] List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia [PAR] This is a list of firsts in aviation. Contents. [hide]. 1 The forerunners. 1.1 First 
alleged human ... Yuan Huangtou was the sole survivor, successfully gliding over 
the city walls. ... was the first free manned flight; however, de Rozier had flown in 
a tethered balloon ... First manned gas balloon flight: Professor Jacques Charles 
and... [DOC] [TLE] First Hot-Air Balloon | The Greatest Moments in Flight - Space.com [PAR] Jul 16, 2012 ... The first balloon flight with passengers -- a sheep, a duck, and a rooster -- on Sept. 19, 1783.
 ... The modern era of flight lifted off in 1783 when two brothers demonstrated their invention, the hot-air balloon, before a crowd of dignitaries in Annonay, France.
 ... The king proposed a ... [DOC] [TLE] The History of Hot Air Balloons - eBalloon.org [PAR] Balloons Over Cities ... The first manned attempt came about 2 months later on 
21st November, with a balloon made by 2 French brothers ... Jean Pierre 
Blanchard became the first to fly a hot air balloon in North America. ... Over the 
next couple of years, altitude records continued to be set and broken every 
couple of months... [DOC] [TLE] History of Ballooning - Boston Hot Air Balloon Rides [PAR] Over the course of several years, they developed a hot air balloon similar in 
design ... de Rozier and a passenger made the first official manned flight in a 
balloon. ... balloon which successfully carried seven passengers on a trip over 
the city of... [DOC] [TLE] Men fly over Paris - Nov 21, 1783 - HISTORY.com [PAR] French physician Jean-Franois Pilatre de Rozier and Franois Laurent, the 
marquis d' Arlandes, make the first untethered hot-air balloon flight, flying 5.5 
miles... [DOC] [TLE] First in America's Skies | HistoryNet [PAR] But when the Montgolfier brothers proved on June 5, 1783, that balloon flight ... 
certain height over the city, I turned my eyes towards the immense number of ... 
the streets and the roads, over which my flight carried me in the free space of the 
air. .... the new nation, focused public attention on this first method of manned 
flight. [DOC] [TLE] Hot Air Balloons and the Montgolfier Brothers - The Lighter-Than-Air ... [PAR] The first demonstrated flight of a hot air balloon took place on June 4, 1783, in. 
Annonay, France. ... Flight. On October 15, 1783, Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'
Arlandes were the first human passengers ... 3,000 feet over the city of Lyons. [DOC] [TLE] On this day...230 years ago the first manned balloon flight [PAR] Nov 21, 2013 ... On this day230 years ago the first manned balloon flight launched ... 
passengers was launched from the hill of La Muette over the city of Paris. ... 'test' 
flights, King Louis XVI was concerned that the free flying balloon posed a... [DOC] [TLE] Famous Firsts in Aviation - Infoplease [PAR] First human balloon flights. ... With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Piltre de Rozier 
made the first free flight, reaching ... 1905: First airplane flight over half an hour. 
.... Atlantic before him, he flew directly between two great world cities and did it 
alone. [DOC] [TLE] The history of ballooning - Hot air ballooning Cappadocia, Balloon ... [PAR] The first recorded manned flight in a hot air balloon took place in Paris. ... 
Montgolfier is made in a balloon that had a cubic capacity of over 700,000 cubic 
feet. ... by launching an unmanned balloon, ablaze with lights from the city of 
Paris. [DOC] [TLE] ballooning history - Travellers' Club Altius [PAR] June 25:

Question: The first manned free balloon flight was over this city
Answer: Paris