1091234 Blanchard and Jeffries make the first successful balloon flight across the English Channel, 1785 (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries make the first successful balloon flight across the English Channel, 1785. The flight only just succeeded, with the aviators throwing everything overboard to lose weight, including their clothes. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); 穢 Look and Learn; French, out of copyright.