In October 1785, Vincenzo Lunardi flew a hydrogen-powered balloon from George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh to Coaltown of Callange, near Ceres in Fife– a distance of 46 miles. It was the first successful aerial journey in Scotland.

In October 1785, Vincenzo Lunardi flew a hydrogen-powered balloon from George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh to Coaltown of Callange, near Ceres in Fife– a distance of 46 miles. It was the first successful aerial journey in Scotland.