WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-05. WO C.J. PADDICK, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak, Wewak Area
Accession Number 092837
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-05. WO C.J. PADDICK, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HQ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION, RELEASING A HYDROGEN FILLED BALLOON FOR OBSERVATION OF UPPER WINDS. THE SPEED AND DIRECTION OF THE BALLOON IS TAKEN THROUGH THE THEODOLITE.