The very first English ‘magnificent man in his flying machine’
The very first English ‘magnificent man in his flying machine’ – a pastry chef and Oxfordshire hero When ballooning first began in Europe in 1783 with...
Balloon release marks pastry chef’s pioneer flight
BALLOONS floated into the air at Woodeaton at the weekend to mark the anniversary of a historic balloon landing 231 years ago. Hundreds watched the release...
231 reasons to be cheerful
FEARS an anniversary event to record a landmark balloon flight from Oxford could be cancelled completely have been quashed after a local school stepped in...
Balloon idea is not just a lot of hot air
Those magnificent men and their flying machines hope to bring a bit of joy to the skies of Oxford. It's not unusual to see the Virgin...
Up, up and away! Pair plan balloon ride tribute to unsung adventurer
WHAT better way could there be to see Oxford’s dreaming spires than from the silent pinnacle of a hot air balloon? That is the vision of...
Living the high life in Hackney
This colourful print of a hot-air balloon flight caught my eye while I was cataloguing a collection of prints and drawings relating to Hackney and...
The day hero balloonist brought Bristol to a halt
Say what you want about the constellations of modern stars, but it is doubtful whether any celebrity in the 21st Century would have the power...
The Oxford balloon man history forgot
Two hundred years ago James Sadler was a name on every Englishman's lips. The pastry chef from Oxford with a gift for science became the...
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