Charles Green¹ made an ascent from London in 1821 in balloon filled with coal gas: he was the first person to ascend with a balloon so inflated. His balloon was "striped red and white"
Reference: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Charles Green¹ made an ascent from London in 1821 in balloon filled with coal gas: he was the first person to ascend with a balloon so inflated. His balloon was "striped red and white"
Reference: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography