The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Carlton, Vic. 1942-11-09. A WAAAF Meteorological Assistant with a balloon which has just been filled with hydrogen gas for subsequent release from the roof of the Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau building to carry a "radio-sonde" aloft to record weather conditions encountered during the flight of the balloon and transmit such data back to a ground station.
Carlton, Vic. 1942-11-09. WAAAF Meteorological Assistants preparing a "radio-sonde" for release from the Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau. The Meteorological Assistant on the right is holding the bo
Melbourne, Vic. 1942-11-09. A WAAAF Meteorological Assistant filling a weather balloon before releasing it from the roof of the Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau, Carlton to record wind direction and
A WAAAF Meteorological Officer (left) adjusting a theodolite prior to tracking the flight of a weather balloon about to be released from the roof of the Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau, Carlton, by
Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-12. A WAAAF Meteorological Assistant installing a battery in a radio-sonde unit. This unit consists of a metal container in which small instruments are assembled and which recor
Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-12. A "radio-sonde" being released by a member of the Meteorological Section at RAAF Base Laverton. Attached by cable to the balloon is a box which contains small instruments wh
Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-12. A "radio-sonde" unit which consists of a metal container in which small instruments are assembled and which record weather conditions when carried aloft by a large balloon.
