A Kite Balloon car over the Western Front, WW1
Two observers in the basket of a kite balloon pictured spotting activity on the ground below. The Kite Balloon section (often known as the balloonatics) was used by both the naval and military air service and then eventually absorbed into the newly formed Royal Air Force in 1918
Picture No
14104081
Media ID
45623581
Size
3658px x 5077px
(3.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Ugo Matania in The Sphere, 20 April 1918
Date
1918
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