The First Airmail Was Delivered During The Siege of Paris

When Prussian forces had Paris under siege during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, the beleaguered Parisians had only one hope to get messages out—balloons.

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The balloon named Louis Blanc, piloted by Eugène Farcot, takes off on 12 October 1870.

Source: amusingplanet.com

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