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1974
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NOVA
Ben Franklin's Balloons 42 Season 5 Episode
55 min
1974
7.1
NOVA re-creates key flights, including the worldโs first manned voyage on November 21, 1783. A descendant of the Montgolfier brothers, whose exploits fascinated Benjamin Franklin, will join a team to build an accurate replica of the fragile paper and canvas craft using 18th-century tools and materials.
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