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Jean-Pierre Blanchard
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Blanchard, Jean-Pierre-François first successful aerial crossing of the English Channel
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Jean-Pierre Blanchard: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 03, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 16, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jun 30, 2023
Invalidated site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Jean Pierre Blanchard. Dec 20, 2017
Add new Web site: The British Baloon Museum and Library - Biography of Jean Pierre Blanchard. Feb 10, 2017
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - First in America's Skies. Feb 10, 2017
Changed article title from Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard to Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Sep 27, 2016
Media added. Jan 19, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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