L'Intrépide
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L'Intrépide is a hydrogen balloon of the Compagnie d'Aérostiers and is the oldest preserved manned aircraft in Europe.
L'Intrépide on display at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum.
L'Intrépide or Hércule flown at the siege of Mainz (1795); print of 1890.
French Aerostatic Corps
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The French Aerostatic Corps or Company of Aeronauts was a unit of the French Revolutionary Army. The world's first manned aircraft unit, it was founded in 1794 to use balloons primarily for reconnaiss
An Aerostatic Corps balloon at the Battle of Fleurus
Coutelle in 1794.
The corps transporting the balloon to Fleurus.