First Manned Balloon Ascent - Manchester, UK
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N 53° 29.193 W 002° 14.469
30U E 550351 N 5926665
This plaque celebrates pioneer aeronaut James Sadler who made the first manned balloon flight in Manchester.
Waymark Code: WMZMKN
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/02/2018
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The plaque celebrating the feat is on the Cooperative Wholesale Society building that was erected in 1906 on the site where he performed his feat.
FROM A GARDEN ON THIS SITE
JAMES SADLER
PIONEER ENGLISH AERONAUT
MADE THE FIRST MANNED
BALLOON ASCENT
IN MANCHESTER
12TH MAY 1785
Although James Sadler was the first English Aeronaut his first ever flight had been in Oxford. However his fame at the time was such that the city of Manchester is still proud to record the fact that he was the first balloonist to fly in Manchester. As well as this plaque his feat is marked by naming the nearby street Balloon Street, and a nearby small square Sadler's Yard.
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