The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Cylinders of helium gas used to fill a barrage balloon on loan from the US 7th Air Force to the 1st Australian Task Force (ATF). The Australian Field Operational Research Section (FORS) attached radio equipment to the balloon so that, when aloft, it would increase the distance over which communications could be maintained with Special Air Services (SAS) units operating in the field.
Cylinders of helium gas used to fill a barrage balloon on loan from the US 7th Air Force to the 1st Australian Task Force (ATF). The Field Operational Research Section (FORS) attached radio equipment
A barrage balloon on loan from the US 7th Air Force tethered to the ground at the 1st Australian Task Force (ATF) base. Attached to the sides and bottom of the balloon are three PRC25 radio communicat
The pad used for winching a barrage balloon aloft over the 1st Australian Task Force (ATF) base. The Field Operational Research Section (FORS) had attached radio equipment to the balloon so that, when
A barrage balloon on loan from the US 7th Air Force aloft over the 1st Australian Task Force (ATF) base. The three black dots are PRC25 radio communications sets tethered beneath the balloon. The aim
A barrage balloon on loan from the US 7th Air Force aloft over the 1st Australian Task Force (ATF) base. The three black dots are PRC25 radio communications sets tethered beneath the balloon. The aim
A barrage balloon on loan from the US 7th Air Force about to go aloft from the 1st Australian Task Force (ATF) base. The balloon has a PRC25 radio communications set tethered beneath it. The aim in at
