The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An observation balloon in flames.
Watercolor sketch depicting a church in the Somme region with an observation balloon having been shot down in the skyline. Louis McCubbin enlisted with the 14th Battalion AIF in 1916, serving in Fra
Damaged wicker and wood observation balloon basket. Crushed on hitting the ground, the basket is from a British balloon shot down on fire by a German aircraft near Ypres, Belgium, in January 1918. T
Pencil sketch of a First World War Observation Balloon. Artist's notes accompany the image and have been hand written on the manila folder to which the sketch is adhered. Those that relate to this ske
Watercolour sketch depicting a German observation balloon being shot down near the village of Corbie. Corbie is situated near the Somme battlefield and was the stage for the third battle for the Somme
BOYELLES. AN OBSERVATION BALLOON FALLING TO THE GROUND IN FLAMES. (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO D2571)
FOUR SMALL PIECES OF RUBBERIZED GERMAN OBSERVATION BALLOON FABRIC. EACH IS MARKED IN INDELIBLE PENCIL "SOUVENIR LA GUERRE PIECE OF GERMAN OBSERVATION BALLOON BROUGHT DOWN IN OUR LINES MARCH 12TH 1918
