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| Picture No | 10217533 |
| Date | 1916 |
| Description | The perils of kite-balloon work 1916 |
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An army observation officer suspended in a basket beneath his kite-balloon (a gas-filled balloon tethered to the ground) is depicted struggling with his open parachute, caught in a strong wind. The incident, a 'very exceptional sort of accident,' is said to have occurred over British lines when the man's parachute opened by mistake and, taken by a gust of wind, nearly tipped the unfortunate officer out of the basket.
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| Source | Illustration by A. Forestier in 'The Illustrated London News', 20 May 1916, page 651 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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