Picture No | 10219710 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | A British observation-officer's parachute being tested |
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British observation-officer's parachute being tested prior to his take-off in a kite-balloon. Such balloons remained tethered to the ground and were used by artillery batteries to observe the surrounding landscape and find their targets.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 14 October 1916, page 435 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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