908388 Francois Pilatre de Rozier, c.1785 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French chemistry and physics teacher; pioneer of aviation; made first manned free balloon flight on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier balloon with the Marquis d\'Arlandes (1742-1809); died when his balloon crashed near Wimereux in the Pas-de-Calais during an attempt to fly across the English Channel. He and Pierre Romain became the first known fatalities in an air crash.); The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright.