Thomas Mason

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Thomas Mason

Irish musician

Also known as: Monck Mason

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balloon flight
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…accompanied by the Irish musician Thomas (“Monck”) Mason, aboard the Great Balloon of Nassau in November 1836. Taking off from London, they traveled about 750 km (480 miles) in 18 hours to land in the Duchy of Nassau (now in Germany). Paul (“Ed”) Yost and Donald Piccard made the first…
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…accompanied by the Irish musician Thomas (“Monck”) Mason, aboard the Great Balloon of Nassau in November 1836. Taking off from London, they traveled about 750 km (480 miles) in 18 hours to land in the Duchy of Nassau (now in Germany). Paul (“Ed”) Yost and Donald Piccard made the first…
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