Jacques Charles - Commemoration

Commemoration

A stele at Nesles-la-Vallée marks the Charles-Robert flight of 1 December 1783. 49°08′19″N 2°10′16″E / 49.1385°N 2.171°E / 49.1385; 2.171 Image of commemorative stele

The Coupe Charles et Robert was an international ballooning event that was run in 1983 in parallel with the Gordon Bennett Cup.

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