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Richard Crosbie

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Richard Crosbie

First Irishman to make a manned flight

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About Richard Crosbie

Richard Crosbie (1755–1824) was the first Irishman to make a manned flight. He flew in a hydrogen air balloon from Ranelagh, on Dublin's southside to Clontarf, on Dublin's northside on 19 January 1785 at the age of 30. His aerial achievement occurred just 14 months after the first-ever manned balloon flight by the Montgolfier Brothers in France and is commemorated by a memorial located at the site of this historic event and commissioned by Dublin City Council.

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Occupation: balloonist
Born: 1756
Died: 1824

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