Dangerous Descent of the Aeronauts at Rainham in Essex
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Date
1840Description
First-hand accounts of a difficult balloon descent made in Rainham by Charles Green and Richard Graves MacDonnell on August 17, 1840. An accompanying illustration shows the balloon landing in tall grass during high winds. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/736
Subject
Weather, Balloonists, Ballooning, Green, Charles, 1785-1870, Macdonnell, Richard Graves, 1814-1881