observationballoon

66 photos tagged observationballoon, from 10 members of Flickr Commons.

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1910
2014

 

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Navy Aviation (LOC)

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  • TVL1970 said:
    US Navy NAF H-16 (BuNo A-1070) flying boat at Rockaway Beach Naval Air Station. Note the gas holder used to store hydrogen gas used as lifting gas for Navy airships and observation balloons at Rockaway NAS. This gas holder would be the site of some grief on May 5, 1919, when an aircraft based at Rockaway NAS would crash into it, resulting in the deaths of Ens. Hugh J. Adams and Chief Machinist's Mate Harold Bedford Corey. Fortunately for those nearby, the tank was empty at the time. See also: www.info-ren.org/projects/btul/Pennsylvania/adams/adams14...

U.S. Army observer (LOC)

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  • Art Siegel said:
    looks like RAF Caquot kite balloon, see British kite balloon (LOC)
  • Arden said:
    Thank you Art Siegel. We will add some more information when we update the description.

Filling Army balloon (LOC)

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  • rightful letters said:
    Some sniper could do big damage with a well placed shot.