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![History fact, September 23 in Paris: Le Neptune balloon mail's first flight during the Siege of Paris - Sortiraparis.com History fact, September 23 in Paris: Le Neptune balloon mail's first flight during the Siege of Paris - Sortiraparis.com](https://cdn.sortiraparis.com/images/1001/77153/681246-ballon-neptune.jpg)
History fact, September 23 in Paris: Le Neptune balloon mail's first flight during the Siege of Paris - Sortiraparis.com
![File:France 1871 Aeronautics Token, Siege of Paris, Hot Air Balloon Le Général Faidherbe, reverse.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:France 1871 Aeronautics Token, Siege of Paris, Hot Air Balloon Le Général Faidherbe, reverse.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/France_1871_Aeronautics_Token%2C_Siege_of_Paris%2C_Hot_Air_Balloon_Le_G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_Faidherbe%2C_reverse.jpg)
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![Image of Duruof making the first postal balloon flight during the Siege by French School, (20th century) Image of Duruof making the first postal balloon flight during the Siege by French School, (20th century)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.62449010.7055475/1091247.jpg)
Image of Duruof making the first postal balloon flight during the Siege by French School, (20th century)
![French balloon over Prussian lines, 1870. The Siege of Paris (September 19, 1870 - January 28, 1871) and the consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces, led to Fren - Album alb9827969 French balloon over Prussian lines, 1870. The Siege of Paris (September 19, 1870 - January 28, 1871) and the consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces, led to Fren - Album alb9827969](https://www.album-online.com/photos/prev/N2Q2MDUyMA/album_alb9827969.jpg)
French balloon over Prussian lines, 1870. The Siege of Paris (September 19, 1870 - January 28, 1871) and the consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces, led to Fren - Album alb9827969
![Colonel Coutelle with his balloon during the siege of Mainz. The Battle of Mainz was fought on October 29, 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between France and Austria. The battle was Colonel Coutelle with his balloon during the siege of Mainz. The Battle of Mainz was fought on October 29, 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between France and Austria. The battle was](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G16ADP/colonel-coutelle-with-his-balloon-during-the-siege-of-mainz-the-battle-G16ADP.jpg)
Colonel Coutelle with his balloon during the siege of Mainz. The Battle of Mainz was fought on October 29, 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between France and Austria. The battle was
![This modern-day boulangerie commemorates a famous Siege of Paris hot air balloon escape | by Alysa Salzberg | Medium This modern-day boulangerie commemorates a famous Siege of Paris hot air balloon escape | by Alysa Salzberg | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:960/0*JQmyZFV9_oxo6MkX.jpg)