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MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-14. 423607 SERGEANT F W BOYLE, 5TH METROLOGICAL DETACHMENT, RAAF, ...
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MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-14. 423607 SERGEANT F W BOYLE, 5TH METROLOGICAL DETACHMENT, RAAF, ATTACHED 5TH DIVISION, TAKING A READING ON A HYDROGEN FILLED BALLOON, WHICH HE HAS JUST RELEASED, TO GET ...075942
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MOROTAI, 1945-06-06. FLIGHT- SERGEANT H.M. HYNDHAM (1) PREPARING TO CHECK WIND DIRECTION AND ...
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MOROTAI, 1945-06-06. FLIGHT- SERGEANT H.M. HYNDHAM (1) PREPARING TO CHECK WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITIES WITH A THEODOLITE AND METEOROLOGICAL BALLOON, AND FLIGHT-SERGEANT M. MCGOVERN PREPARING TO COMPU...108786
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MOROTAI, 1945-06-06. FLIGHT-SERGEANT M. MCGOVERN, 1 FLIGHT, 1 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL SQUADRON, ...
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MOROTAI, 1945-06-06. FLIGHT-SERGEANT M. MCGOVERN, 1 FLIGHT, 1 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL SQUADRON, RAAF, ATTACHED ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY (RAA), HQ 1 CORPS, INFLATING A METEOROLOGY BALLOON WITH A PORTAB...108785
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MOTUPINA POINT AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-19. VX115255 SERGEANT R.M. PARNABY (1) AND ...
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MOTUPINA POINT AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-19. VX115255 SERGEANT R.M. PARNABY (1) AND NX102614 GUNNER J.E. TURNBULL (2) METROLOGICAL SECTION, 3RD SURVEY COMPANY ATTACHED TO NO.6 BATTERY, 2ND FI...078434
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NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, 1900. OBSERVATION BALLOON USED BY BRITISH TO SPY ON BOER POSITIONS AT VAAL ...
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NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, 1900. OBSERVATION BALLOON USED BY BRITISH TO SPY ON BOER POSITIONS AT VAAL KRANTZ (KRANTZ KLOOF). (DONOR: T. COLLINS)P00653.042
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Near Borkum, Germany. 1944-05-14. An enemy convoy near the German port of Borkum which was ...
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Near Borkum, Germany. 1944-05-14. An enemy convoy near the German port of Borkum which was attacked by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 455 Squadron RAAF on 1944-05-14. The ships are all flying balloons.SUK13294
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New Guinea. Sergeant Jack Madden of Stanmore, NSW, of the Meteorological Section setting up his ...
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
New Guinea. Sergeant Jack Madden of Stanmore, NSW, of the Meteorological Section setting up his theodolite and wind velocity instrument to take readings, with a hydrogen-filled balloon trapped in the ...016631
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NORTH SEA. 1943-10. THE SPERRBRECHER (ARROWED), A HEAVILY ARMED GERMAN MERCHANT VESSEL USED FOR ...
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NORTH SEA. 1943-10. THE SPERRBRECHER (ARROWED), A HEAVILY ARMED GERMAN MERCHANT VESSEL USED FOR ESCORT PURPOSES, HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND SET ON FIRE. BEHIND AND RIGHT OF THIS VESSEL ARE MEDIUM SIZED MERC...128612
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Observers prepare to go aloft with the observation balloon attached to the destroyer HMAS Yarra. ...
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Maker: Unknown
Observers prepare to go aloft with the observation balloon attached to the destroyer HMAS Yarra. The trained observers looked for shadows that could indicate the presence of submarines; any submarine...EN0283
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Off Borkum, Germany. 1944-06-15. An enemy convoy attacked by Beaufighters (including No. 455 ...
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Off Borkum, Germany. 1944-06-15. An enemy convoy attacked by Beaufighters (including No. 455 Squadron RAAF) off Borkum on 1944-06-15. On a subsequent reconnaissance all that could be seen of this conv...SUK13296
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PILOT BALLOON ASCENT MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1945. FLYING OFFICER W. JORDON (QUEENSLAND) ...
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PILOT BALLOON ASCENT MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1945. FLYING OFFICER W. JORDON (QUEENSLAND) CALCULATING WIND FORCE AND DIRECTION ON SLIDE RULE, METEOROLOGICAL ASSISTANTS LAUNCHING BALLOON AND OPERATING TH...044684
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Plymouth, England. C. 1942-07. The "pet" of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at an RAF ...
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Plymouth, England. C. 1942-07. The "pet" of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at an RAF Station, Mount Batten - a white china pig presented to the Squadron by Flight Lieutenant Booth, formerly O...SUK10729
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Private (Pte) Butler (left) and Pte Rogers (right), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment ...
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Maker: Turrell, Maxwell Thomas
Private (Pte) Butler (left) and Pte Rogers (right), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), prepare a marker balloon for an air resupply during border operations. The Malayan Emergency wa...P09707.034
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Probably FRANCE. C. 1917. STANDING IN THE BASKET, THE OBSERVER OF A KITE BALLOON TESTS THE ...
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Probably FRANCE. C. 1917. STANDING IN THE BASKET, THE OBSERVER OF A KITE BALLOON TESTS THE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM BEFORE ASCENDING. (CANADIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH)H07270
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Proyart, Somme, France. 1918-08. An observation balloon hovers above dugouts used by members of ...
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Proyart, Somme, France. 1918-08. An observation balloon hovers above dugouts used by members of No. 1 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)P02226.043
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RAVENSHOE AREA, QLD. 1945-01-26. DRIVER J A DAVIES, 2 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT ATTACHED HQ 9 ...
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RAVENSHOE AREA, QLD. 1945-01-26. DRIVER J A DAVIES, 2 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT ATTACHED HQ 9 DIVISION, OBSERVING THE FLIGHT OF A PILOT BALLOON WITH THE AID OF A THEODOLITE. THE WIND DIRECTION AND ...085973
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"READY TO JUMP" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG263) [TWO BALLONISTS ON EDGE OF OBSERVATION ...
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"READY TO JUMP" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG263) [TWO BALLONISTS ON EDGE OF OBSERVATION BALLOON BASKET ABOUT TO JUMP]H12010
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Red Sea, 1941. A balloon hovers above the transport ship "SS Mauretania", as Australian soldiers ...
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Maker: Rintel, David Leslie
Red Sea, 1941. A balloon hovers above the transport ship "SS Mauretania", as Australian soldiers stare up at it from the deck of the vessel. The troopship is en route to the Middle East. (Original pri...P01830.003
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ROSE BAY, SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-04-24. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL SERVING WITH 366 ...
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ROSE BAY, SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-04-24. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL SERVING WITH 366 HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT TROOP FILL WIND OBSERVATION BALLOONS WITH HYDROGEN GAS AND MANUFACTURE DI-POLES (AERIA...089020
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ROSE BAY, SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-04-24. BOMBARDIER M. RUE, 366 HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT TROOP, AUSTRALIAN ...
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ROSE BAY, SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-04-24. BOMBARDIER M. RUE, 366 HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT TROOP, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, PREPARING TO RELEASE A WIND OBSERVATION BALLOON BEING PART OF THE WORK CARRIED OUT...089016