Training Royal Flying Corps officers in a balloon, WW1
A school in the sky over London town - how officers are trained in the Royal Flying Corps. Balloons flying over the capital, training RFC officers in observation and navigation skills in preparation for their role as pilots and navigators. The balloons were often mistaken to be for defence purposes but were used purely for training
Picture No
14097063
Media ID
45465797
Size
5600px x 3645px
(3.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration by Bernard Hugh in The Graphic', 18 August 1917
Date
1917
