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First Mediterranean Balloon Crossing

Name: First Mediterranean Balloon Crossing
Start: 1899-11-14
Location: Marseilles

When: 14 November 1899
Where: Marseilles
Part of: Louis Capazza and Alphonse Fondère cross the Mediterranean by balloon from Marseilles to Corsica

Capazza and Fondère crossed the Mediterranean Sea in the balloon Gabizos on November 14, 1899.

The flight is recorded as the first balloon crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. It involved traveling from Marseilles to Corsica. The event is commemorated by plaques, including one in Marseilles dedicated in 1930.

Sources

Louis Capazza Wikipedia, revision of 2025-01-15

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