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President Lincoln’s Drones Could Fly 500 Miles in 1861

by Eliav Cohen | Mar 20, 2016 | Drones, Hot Air Ballooning, President Lincoln

President Lincoln’s Drones Could Fly 500 Miles in 1861 Thaddeus Lowe, a private hot air balloon pilot in 1861, launched his hot air balloon from the front lawn of The White House. He ran a telegraph wire across the lawn from his hot air balloon directly into The...

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President Lincoln’s Drones Could Fly 500 Miles in 1861

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