On December 10, 1881 in what must have been one of the earliest fatal air accidents in Dorset, the balloon ‘Saladin’ crashed into a field at Eypesmouth. The 1882 Edition of the Annual Register,which was a review of public events at home and abroad for the year 1881 reported the event as follows.
Fatal Balloon Accident near Bridport
November 25, 2007 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, Location)
Tags: Bridport, Eypesmouth, Gardner, Powell, Templer
