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A balloon of the 15th Kite Balloon Section about to ascend at Cafe Belge in the Ypres Sector. ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A balloon of the 15th Kite Balloon Section about to ascend at Cafe Belge in the Ypres Sector. Note the men and the vehicles gathered around the balloon.E01277
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A balloon of the 15th Kite Balloon Section about to ascend at Cafe Belge in the Ypres Sector. ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A balloon of the 15th Kite Balloon Section about to ascend at Cafe Belge in the Ypres Sector. Note the soldiers around the balloon holding onto ropes to anchor it.E01278
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A British observation balloon behind the lines from which the movements of the retreating enemy ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A British observation balloon behind the lines from which the movements of the retreating enemy were closely watched.E03055
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A British observation balloon behind the lines near Morcourt from which the movements of the ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
A British observation balloon behind the lines near Morcourt from which the movements of the retreating enemy were closely watched. While field guns followed the infantry and obtained their targets, t...E03054
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1918-08. A BRITISH OBSERVATION BALLOON FALLING IN FLAMES AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY GERMAN AIRMEN, ...
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1918-08. A BRITISH OBSERVATION BALLOON FALLING IN FLAMES AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY GERMAN AIRMEN, NEAR VILLERS BRETONNEUX. THE PARACHUTE OF THE OBSERVER CAN BE SEEN TO THE RIGHT OF THE BALLOON (DONATED ...H15987
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A captive balloon falling in flames having been set on fire by German airmen.
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Maker: Unknown
A captive balloon falling in flames having been set on fire by German airmen.A03634
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A captive sausage balloon being manoeuvered into position by a unit of the Bulgarian Army at ...
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Maker: Unknown
A captive sausage balloon being manoeuvered into position by a unit of the Bulgarian Army at Podgaetz in Galicia.H18620
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A distant view of HMAS Yarra, showing the kite balloon lowered. Kite balloons carried observers ...
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Maker: Unknown
A distant view of HMAS Yarra, showing the kite balloon lowered. Kite balloons carried observers in a suspended basket. The observers were trained to look for shadows that suggested the presence of s...EN0330
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ADRIATIC SEA? 1918? OBSERVATION BALLOON ABOVE THE DECK OF OF HMAS PARRAMATTA.
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ADRIATIC SEA? 1918? OBSERVATION BALLOON ABOVE THE DECK OF OF HMAS PARRAMATTA.P01579.011
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A GERMAN CABLE-WAGON (PROBABLY FOR AN OBSERVATION BALLOON) BEING HAULED THROUGH THE MUD. C.1918.
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A GERMAN CABLE-WAGON (PROBABLY FOR AN OBSERVATION BALLOON) BEING HAULED THROUGH THE MUD. C.1918.A05087
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A kite balloon ascending from a ship. Kite balloons carried observers in a suspended basket. The ...
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Maker: Unknown
A kite balloon ascending from a ship. Kite balloons carried observers in a suspended basket. The observers were trained to look for shadows that suggested the presence of submarines; any submarine th...A00677
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"A KITE BALLOON IN FLAMES" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG292)
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"A KITE BALLOON IN FLAMES" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG292)H12039
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A large group of unidentified soldiers inflating an observation balloon near Ypres.
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
A large group of unidentified soldiers inflating an observation balloon near Ypres.E01248
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ALSACE, FORMER FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER. AN OBSERVATION BALLOON AND ITS CREW IN A SNOWSTORM.
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ALSACE, FORMER FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER. AN OBSERVATION BALLOON AND ITS CREW IN A SNOWSTORM.H04791
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ALSACE, FORMER FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER. AN OBSERVATION BALLOON BROUGHT TO EARTH BY A FALL OF SNOW.
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ALSACE, FORMER FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER. AN OBSERVATION BALLOON BROUGHT TO EARTH BY A FALL OF SNOW.H04779
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ALSACE, FORMER FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER. INFLATING AN OBSERVATION BALLOON, KNOWN AS "A SAUSAGE". ...
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ALSACE, FORMER FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER. INFLATING AN OBSERVATION BALLOON, KNOWN AS "A SAUSAGE". [SEE H04771]H04772
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Alsace, France. c. 1917. French soldiers resting around a machine which controls a sausage ...
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Alsace, France. c. 1917. French soldiers resting around a machine which controls a sausage observation balloon operating over the front lines. (Donor French Government)H04869
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ALSACE, FRANCE. INFLATING AN OBSERVATION BALLOON KNOWN AS "A SAUSAGE". SEE H04772.
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ALSACE, FRANCE. INFLATING AN OBSERVATION BALLOON KNOWN AS "A SAUSAGE". SEE H04772.H04771
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A member of No. 1 Mobile Meteorological flight, RAAF, about to release a hydrogen balloon used to ...
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A member of No. 1 Mobile Meteorological flight, RAAF, about to release a hydrogen balloon used to test the wind measurement over the target area to be used in a shoot of gas shells.029253
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America goes over
Film
Maker: United States Army Signal Corps
Introduction reads: 'Official film of the Corps of Signals taken under action and service conditions in France. Especially released by the War Department to the Eastman Kodak Company for the 2nd Amer...F00169
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An American observation balloon above the River Rhine at Coblenz, taken from a fort occupied by ...
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Maker: Unknown
An American observation balloon above the River Rhine at Coblenz, taken from a fort occupied by American troops. Two bridges are seen crossing the river.A02271
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AN EARLY BRITISH GAS STOREHOUSE BALLOON BEING CARRIED UP TO THE OBSERVATION POSITION TO FILL THE ...
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AN EARLY BRITISH GAS STOREHOUSE BALLOON BEING CARRIED UP TO THE OBSERVATION POSITION TO FILL THE BAG OF ONE OF THE KITE BALLOONS.H18912
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AN ITALIAN OBSERVATION BALLOON SIMILAR TO THE TYPE DEVELOPED BY CAPTAIN CACQUOT OF THE FRENCH ...
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AN ITALIAN OBSERVATION BALLOON SIMILAR TO THE TYPE DEVELOPED BY CAPTAIN CACQUOT OF THE FRENCH ARMY.H05180
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An observation balloon about to ascend. Note the vehicle on the left and the large group of ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
An observation balloon about to ascend. Note the vehicle on the left and the large group of unidentified soldiers around the balloon. (See E01125 and E01174)E01173
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An observation balloon above the ruins of Ypres. See E01173 and E01174.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An observation balloon above the ruins of Ypres. See E01173 and E01174.E01125
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An observation balloon ascending near Ypres. Note the soldiers on the ground are controlling the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An observation balloon ascending near Ypres. Note the soldiers on the ground are controlling the balloon using ropes.E01259
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AN OBSERVATION BALLOON. (iwm PHOTO KB118)
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AN OBSERVATION BALLOON. (iwm PHOTO KB118)H07610
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An observation balloon ready to ascend over Ypres.
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
An observation balloon ready to ascend over Ypres.E01254
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AN OBSERVATION BALLOON WHICH HAD BEEN ALOFT FOR THREE DAYS, LYING ON THE GROUND AFTER IT HAD BEEN ...
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Maker: Macaulay, D
AN OBSERVATION BALLOON WHICH HAD BEEN ALOFT FOR THREE DAYS, LYING ON THE GROUND AFTER IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT DOWN BY A GERMAN AIRCRAFT.P01668.001
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An unidentified officer entering the basket of an observation balloon prior to ascending near ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
An unidentified officer entering the basket of an observation balloon prior to ascending near Ypres. Note the 'SJ' on the parachute harness that the officer is wearing.E01175
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A PHOTOGRAPH OF A DESTROYER TAKEN AFTER THE OBSERVATION BALLOON (?FROM HMAS PARRAMATTA) HAS ...
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A PHOTOGRAPH OF A DESTROYER TAKEN AFTER THE OBSERVATION BALLOON (?FROM HMAS PARRAMATTA) HAS REPORTED A SUBMARINE IN SIGHT, IN THE ADRIATIC SEA, ON 1918-09-02. (DONATED BY MR. P.C. SLAUGHTER.)J03208
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Arras, France. c. 1918. A Canadian Army aerial view of a Kite Balloon.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer
Arras, France. c. 1918. A Canadian Army aerial view of a Kite Balloon.H06933
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ARRAS, FRANCE. C. 1917. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF A KITE BALLOON IN FLIGHT OVER THE TOWN, PHOTOGRAPHED ...
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ARRAS, FRANCE. C. 1917. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF A KITE BALLOON IN FLIGHT OVER THE TOWN, PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ANOTHER BALLOON ABOVE IT. (CANADIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH)H07404
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Australian soldiers watching the ascent of an observation balloon over Ypres. Note the ruins in ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Australian soldiers watching the ascent of an observation balloon over Ypres. Note the ruins in the background. (See E01125 and E01173)E01174
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A WAAAF meteorological assistant about to release a pilot weather balloon from the Meteorological ...
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A WAAAF meteorological assistant about to release a pilot weather balloon from the Meteorological Section, after which she will monitor the balloon's flight through a theodolite to ascertain wind dire...VIC0200
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-08. GUNNER A. JOACHIM, 2/7TH SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ...
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-08. GUNNER A. JOACHIM, 2/7TH SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY CHECKING THE FLIGHT OF A WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION BALLOON WITH A THEODOLITE.116837
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Balloon : Peace Monitoring Group, Bougainville
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Yellow balloon with black logo showing a dove of peace superimposed on a map of Bougainville within a circle. Around the edge is PEACE/ PEACE MONITORING GROUP'.REL33552
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Balloons under attack over the Somme
Art
Pencil sketch of First World War Observation Balloons under attack with small figures depicted parachuting from the burning crafts. Artist's notes accompany image and have been hand written on the man...ART50077
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BARBARA - XMAS FESTIVITIES: BLOWING UP BALLOONS WITH GAS AND WIND. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
BARBARA - XMAS FESTIVITIES: BLOWING UP BALLOONS WITH GAS AND WIND. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).004611
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Basket from a British observation balloon
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Damaged wicker and wood observation balloon basket.RELAWM04807.001
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BATTLE OF MENIN ROAD. ONE OF OUR BALLOON OBSERVERS DESCENDING NEAR ZILLEBEKE, BY MEANS OF HIS ...
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BATTLE OF MENIN ROAD. ONE OF OUR BALLOON OBSERVERS DESCENDING NEAR ZILLEBEKE, BY MEANS OF HIS PARACHUTE. (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO D2046)H09303
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Bengal, India. C. 1944-10. RAF airmen who have served with Balloons since the beginning of the ...
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Bengal, India. C. 1944-10. RAF airmen who have served with Balloons since the beginning of the war are now teaching their work to men of the Indian Air Force. Indians have taken over balloon defence d...SUK13203
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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-01. 419588 SERGEANT R.R. PERRY (1) RELEASING A METEOROLOGICAL ...
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Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-01. 419588 SERGEANT R.R. PERRY (1) RELEASING A METEOROLOGICAL BALLOON WHILE 421473 SERGEANT A. STRATTEN (2) PREPARES TO USE HIS SLIDE RULE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY WIND SPEED...077358
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BOYELLES. AN OBSERVATION BALLOON FALLING TO THE GROUND IN FLAMES. (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO D2571)
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BOYELLES. AN OBSERVATION BALLOON FALLING TO THE GROUND IN FLAMES. (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO D2571)H09328
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1918-02-19. BOYELLES. BALLOON FALLING IN FLAMES. (IWM Q11971)
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1918-02-19. BOYELLES. BALLOON FALLING IN FLAMES. (IWM Q11971)H12211
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Bridge down on the Rhine, Nimegen
Art
Maker: Moore, Alan
Showing a destroyed bridge along the Rhine in Germany. In the background bombardment balloons that are supporting chains, which entangle low-flying enemy aircraft.ART25723
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BRITAIN'S PARATROOPS. THESE PICTURES OF PARATROOPS UNDER INSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AT A ...
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Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
BRITAIN'S PARATROOPS. THESE PICTURES OF PARATROOPS UNDER INSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AT A SECRET R.A.F. STATION IN BRITAIN, WHERE THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE ARE COLLABORATING IN THE TRAINING. RECRUITS ...009458
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BRITISH KITE BALLOON FALLING IN FLAMES AFTER ENEMY ACTION. (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO)
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BRITISH KITE BALLOON FALLING IN FLAMES AFTER ENEMY ACTION. (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO)H19206
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B&W Photograph relating to the Navy
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Inscription reads "Manoeuvering Air Mines". Part of a collection of images belonging to a crew member on HMAS Huon during the First World War. (see EN0376)P08160.007
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B&W Photograph relating to the Navy
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Inscription reads "Air Mines at Air Sheds." Part of a collection of images belonging to a crew member on HMAS Huon during the First World War.(see EN0375)P08160.005
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C. ?1917. A KITE BALLOON IN FLIGHT ON THE WESTERN FRONT. (CANADIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH)
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Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer
C. ?1917. A KITE BALLOON IN FLIGHT ON THE WESTERN FRONT. (CANADIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH)H07241
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Carlton, Vic. 1942-11-09. A WAAAF Meteorological Assistant with a balloon which has just been ...
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Carlton, Vic. 1942-11-09. A WAAAF Meteorological Assistant with a balloon which has just been filled with hydrogen gas for subsequent release from the roof of the Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau bu...VIC0217
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Carlton, Vic. 1942-11-09. WAAAF Meteorological Assistants preparing a "radio-sonde" for release ...
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Carlton, Vic. 1942-11-09. WAAAF Meteorological Assistants preparing a "radio-sonde" for release from the Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau. The Meteorological Assistant on the right is holding the bo...VIC0212
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C.1918. AUSTRALIAN DESTROYERS, ONE TOWING AN OBSERVATION BALLOON, ON SUBMARINE PATROL IN THE ...
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C.1918. AUSTRALIAN DESTROYERS, ONE TOWING AN OBSERVATION BALLOON, ON SUBMARINE PATROL IN THE ADRIATIC SEA. (PHOTO PURCHASED FROM C N KING, CANBERRA)H18870
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COMPOSITE OF AIRCRAFT ATTACK ON KITE BALLOON. THE ATTACK. THE RESULT. THE END. (DONATED BY GERMAN ...
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COMPOSITE OF AIRCRAFT ATTACK ON KITE BALLOON. THE ATTACK. THE RESULT. THE END. (DONATED BY GERMAN WAR MUSEUM KOGENLUFT 3781)H13472
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Counsell, Bertram George (Driver, b.1895 - d.1978)
Private Record
Maker: Counsell, Bertram George
Collection relating to the First World War service of 21955 Driver Bertram George Counsell, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, France, 1916-1918. Wallet 1: One diary with cream coloured covers, indeciph...AWM2016.571.2
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Den Helder, Holland. 1944-09-25. Rockets strike an enemy vessel in the heavily defended Den ...
Photograph
Den Helder, Holland. 1944-09-25. Rockets strike an enemy vessel in the heavily defended Den Helder anchorage. The Beaufighter aircraft of No. 455 Squadron RAAF from which these were fired subsequently...SUK13317
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De Saul. 1917. Members of 107th Howitzer Battery near De Saul. A kite balloon is overhead in the ...
Photograph
De Saul. 1917. Members of 107th Howitzer Battery near De Saul. A kite balloon is overhead in the sky. The men are travelling by foot, bicycle and horseback. Along the ditch on the side of the road is ...P02527.013
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DETAILED VIEW OF THE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER HMAS TORRENS LOOKING FORWARD FROM THE QUARTERDECK. IN ...
Photograph
DETAILED VIEW OF THE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER HMAS TORRENS LOOKING FORWARD FROM THE QUARTERDECK. IN THE FOREGROUND IS A 12 POUNDER GUN. A KITE BALLOON IS BEING FLOWN FROM THE DESTROYER IMMEDIATELY AHEAD...P01715.023
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DETAILED VIEW OF THE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER HMAS TORRENS LOOKING FORWARD FROM THE QUARTERDECK. IN ...
Photograph
DETAILED VIEW OF THE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER HMAS TORRENS LOOKING FORWARD FROM THE QUARTERDECK. IN THE FOREGROUND IS A 12 POUNDER GUN. NOTE THE KITE BALLOON ALOFT IN THE TOP OF THE PHOTOGRAPH. (ORIGINA...P01715.022
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Diary for Frederick Harold Tubb, 1915
Digitised Collection
Maker: Tubb, Frederick Harold
Diary relating to the First World War service of Major Frederick Harold Tubb VC, 7th Battalion. The diary was written by Frederick Tubb between 25 April and 10 May 1915. In the diary, Tubb describes...RCDIG0000277
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Diary of Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 5 March 1918 - 7 September 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Mackay, Alexander Sutherland
Diary relating to the First World War service of 30137 Gunner Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. This diary written between 5 March 1918 and 7 September 1918 covers h...AWM2018.19.51
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Diary of Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 27 October 1917 - 4 March 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Mackay, Alexander Sutherland
Diary relating to the First World War service of 30137 Gunner Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. This diary, written between 27 October 1917 and the 4 March 1918, cov...AWM2018.19.50
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Diary of Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 11 September 1918 - 11 October 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Mackay, Alexander Sutherland
Loose page diary relating to the First World War service of 30137 Gunner Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. This diary written between 11 September 1918 and 11 Octobe...AWM2018.19.53
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Diary of Clarence Herbert Dakin, 20 May 1916 - 12 December 1916
Digitised Collection
Maker: Dakin, Clarence Herbert
Army Book 136 relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Clarence Herbert Dakin, 5th Machine Gun Company. Written in an Army book, titled 'France 20-5-1916 - 12-12-1916', this diary ...AWM2017.6.297
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Diary of Geoffrey Arthur Nevett Mitchell, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Mitchell, Geoffrey Arthur Nevett
Diary relating to the First World War service of 12 Corporal Geoffrey Arthur Nevett Mitchell, 4th Light Horse Regiment. It consists of a handwritten diary written in an Army Book, detailing Mitchell's...RCDIG0000346
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Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1915
Digitised Collection
Maker: Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn
Diary relating to the First World War service of 1433 Private John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 8th Battalion. This is the first of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after the war, and documen...RCDIG0001106
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Diary of Keith McKeddie Doig, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Doig, Keith McKeddie
Diary relating to the First World War service of Major Keith McKeddie Doig, 60th Infantry Battalion, 28 July [1916] - 7 April 1917. In this diary, Doig briefly notes several days at sea immediately ...AWM2018.19.4
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Diary transcript of Keith McKeddie Doig, 1916-1917
Digitised Collection
Maker: Doig, Keith McKeddie
Diary transcript relating to the First World War service of Major Keith McKeddie Doig, 60th Infantry Battalion, 28 July [1916] - 7 April 1917. In this diary transcript, Doig briefly notes several da...AWM2018.19.5
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Diary transcript of Reginald Harriman Heywood, 1917-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Heywood, Reginald Harriman
Transcript of diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Reginald Harriman Heywood, Australian Army Veterinary Corps (AAVC). Entries cover the period 4 August 1917 to 17 July 1918 in whi...RCDIG0001208
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"DIGNITY AND IMPUDENCE" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG306) [TWO KITE BALLOONS FROM BELOW]
Photograph
"DIGNITY AND IMPUDENCE" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG306) [TWO KITE BALLOONS FROM BELOW]H12052
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Engineer camp near Neuve Eglise, Autumn 1917
Art
Maker: Lindsay, Daryl Ernest
Depicts an Engineers camp near Neuve Eglise, showing balloons in the air and camp life with trucks and tents. Daryl Lindsay was the youngest member of the talented Lindsay family that included the art...ART02958
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England. C. 1944-09. A general view of the balloon site where the first flying bomb was brought ...
Photograph
England. C. 1944-09. A general view of the balloon site where the first flying bomb was brought down by a balloon. The crater is in the background and a demolished barn in the foreground.SUK12865
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England. C. 1944-09. Portrait of Group Captain J. P. Hitchings CBE, putting another pin on the ...
Photograph
England. C. 1944-09. Portrait of Group Captain J. P. Hitchings CBE, putting another pin on the map which records the sites where balloons have brought down a flying bomb.SUK12937
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England. C. 1944-09. RAF men attaching a parachute bag to a balloon cable as part of the RAF ...
Photograph
England. C. 1944-09. RAF men attaching a parachute bag to a balloon cable as part of the RAF balloon defence against the flying bomb.SUK12938
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EXMOUTH GULF AREA, WA. 1943-10-11. 6170 CORPORAL F. H. PROUD OF NO. 4 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL ...
Photograph
Maker: Faithfull, Arthur John
EXMOUTH GULF AREA, WA. 1943-10-11. 6170 CORPORAL F. H. PROUD OF NO. 4 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, FILLING A BALLOON WITH HELIUM PRIOR TO TAKING WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION OBSERVATIONS.058401
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Four pieces of rubberized German observation balloon fabric : 3347 Sergeant D E Coyne, 31 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
FOUR SMALL PIECES OF RUBBERIZED GERMAN OBSERVATION BALLOON FABRIC. EACH IS MARKED IN INDELIBLE PENCIL "SOUVENIR LA GUERRE PIECE OF GERMAN OBSERVATION BALLOON BROUGHT DOWN IN OUR LINES MARCH 12TH 1918 ...REL/18690
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Four unidentified members of No 3 Squadron RAAF, pose in a captured German Volkswagen Kfz 1 light ...
Photograph
Four unidentified members of No 3 Squadron RAAF, pose in a captured German Volkswagen Kfz 1 light car or Kubelwagen. The vehicle is equipped with a rear mounted air-cooled engine and it has been fitte...P02541.009
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FRANCE. BRITISH KITE BALLOON ABOUT TO ASCEND. (PRESENTED BY MRS D T DAY) (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO)
Photograph
FRANCE. BRITISH KITE BALLOON ABOUT TO ASCEND. (PRESENTED BY MRS D T DAY) (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO)H19204
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France. c. 1917. A Canadian observation kite balloon in flight. (Canadian Official Photograph)
Photograph
France. c. 1917. A Canadian observation kite balloon in flight. (Canadian Official Photograph)H07113
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France. c. 1918. A Kite Balloon starts its ascent on the Western Front.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer
France. c. 1918. A Kite Balloon starts its ascent on the Western Front.H07226
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France. c. 1918. A Kite Balloon with attached observation platform gaining height.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer
France. c. 1918. A Kite Balloon with attached observation platform gaining height.H07258
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France. c. 1918. A Kite Balloon with its supporting vehicle preparing to make a windlass ascent.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer
France. c. 1918. A Kite Balloon with its supporting vehicle preparing to make a windlass ascent.H07181
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FRANCE. C. 1918. CANADIANS REPAIRING A KITE BALLOON WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED ON A WINDY DAY.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer
FRANCE. C. 1918. CANADIANS REPAIRING A KITE BALLOON WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED ON A WINDY DAY.H07135
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France. c. 1918. Two Canadian soldiers fitting parachute harnesses before making an ascent in a ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer
France. c. 1918. Two Canadian soldiers fitting parachute harnesses before making an ascent in a Kite Balloon.H07054
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France. c. 1918. Two Kite Balloons floating behind the Canadian Army lines.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer
France. c. 1918. Two Kite Balloons floating behind the Canadian Army lines.H07069
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FRENCH FRONT. ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN. KITE BALLOON IN BACKGROUND.
Photograph
FRENCH FRONT. ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN. KITE BALLOON IN BACKGROUND.H18008
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FRENCH FRONT. FRENCH KITE BALLOON WINCH TRUCK.
Photograph
FRENCH FRONT. FRENCH KITE BALLOON WINCH TRUCK.H18113
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FRENCH FRONT. KITE BALLOON FROM BELOW SHOWING OBSERVER'S BASKET.
Photograph
FRENCH FRONT. KITE BALLOON FROM BELOW SHOWING OBSERVER'S BASKET.H18112
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FRENCH KITE BALLOON, OBSERVER'S BASKET ON GROUND.
Photograph
FRENCH KITE BALLOON, OBSERVER'S BASKET ON GROUND.H18114
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1915. GALLIPOLI. THE BALLOON SHIP "HECLA". (DONATED BY PROFESSOR J R KAY-MOUAT)
Photograph
1915. GALLIPOLI. THE BALLOON SHIP "HECLA". (DONATED BY PROFESSOR J R KAY-MOUAT)H16476
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GALLIPOLI, TURKEY, 1915. AERIAL OBSERVATION AIRSHIP. THESE BALLOONS MADE MANNED OBSERVATION ...
Photograph
GALLIPOLI, TURKEY, 1915. AERIAL OBSERVATION AIRSHIP. THESE BALLOONS MADE MANNED OBSERVATION FLIGHTS OVER ENEMY POSITIONS. (DONOR: R.L. THOMPSON)P00649.009
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Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. A Royal Navy balloon ship, possibly HMS Monica, stands off Gaba Tepe, ...
Photograph
Maker: Stevenson, Walter Ormond
Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. A Royal Navy balloon ship, possibly HMS Monica, stands off Gaba Tepe, with a large observation balloon resting on the vessel's foredeck ready for launching. (Donor D. Stevenso...P02282.056
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[German home front, Slovakia, Italy, French volunteers for the Waffen SS, Russian front and Allied bombing raids, 1944] (Die Deutsche Wochenschau No. 707) = (The German newsreel No. 707)
Film
Maker: Die Deutsche Wochenschau
German newsreel circa March 1944. Commentary in German. Items covered: 1. 'Personality of the week', the German writer von Muenchausen at his castle in Altenburg. 2. Mediterranean, aqualung diver and ...F01965
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GERMAN OBSERVATION BALLOON IN WOOD PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. (DONATED BY T DARLING)
Photograph
GERMAN OBSERVATION BALLOON IN WOOD PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. (DONATED BY T DARLING)A05133
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German observation balloon shot down near Corbie
Art
Maker: McCubbin, Louis Frederick
Watercolour sketch depicting a German observation balloon being shot down near the village of Corbie. Corbie is situated near the Somme battlefield and was the stage for the third battle for the Somme...ART03076
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"GOING TO HIS ACTION STATION" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG345) [NAVAL CREWMAN ENTERING BASKET ...
Photograph
"GOING TO HIS ACTION STATION" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG345) [NAVAL CREWMAN ENTERING BASKET OF KITE BALLOON VIA WINCH]H12090
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HMAS Yarra with a kite balloon moored to her after deck, on patrol duty near the Strait of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
HMAS Yarra with a kite balloon moored to her after deck, on patrol duty near the Strait of Otranto. Trained observers stood in a basket suspended from the balloon and searched for shadows that could ...EN0420
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HMAS "YARRA" WITH CAPTIVE BALLOON ON SUBMARINE IN THE ADRIATIC SEA. (PHOTO PURCHASED FROM C N ...
Photograph
HMAS "YARRA" WITH CAPTIVE BALLOON ON SUBMARINE IN THE ADRIATIC SEA. (PHOTO PURCHASED FROM C N KING, CANBERRA)H18863
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HMS Cardiff leading the centre line at the German surrender on 21 November 1918. Cardiff is ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
HMS Cardiff leading the centre line at the German surrender on 21 November 1918. Cardiff is towing a kite balloon to denote her position to all following ships.A03873