The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Gunner A. A. Cleverley AIF (left) ready to release a 30 gram pilot balloon. Its path will be followed through the theodolite, and Sergeant A. Stratton RAAF with the slide rule is ready to commence calculations of upper winds at Headquarters of 5 Mobile Meteorological Flight, RAAF attached to HQ, New Guinea Force.
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Signalman Leigh AIF (left) and Gunner Meehan AIF, preparing meteorological equipment to check wind speed and direction at the Headquarters of 5 Mobile Meteorological Fligh
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-05. WO C.J. PADDICK, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HQ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION, RELEASING A HYDROGEN FILLED BALLOON FOR OBSERVATION OF UPP
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Sergeant A. Stratton RAAF preparing to send up a meteorological balloon to check wind speed and direction at the Headquarters of 5 Mobile Meteorological Flight, RAAF attac
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-05. WO C.J. PADDICK, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HQ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION, COMPUTING BALLISTIC WIND FOR ARTILLERY CO-OPERATION. SGT R
PILOT BALLOON ASCENT MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1945. FLYING OFFICER W. JORDON (QUEENSLAND) CALCULATING WIND FORCE AND DIRECTION ON SLIDE RULE, METEOROLOGICAL ASSISTANTS LAUNCHING BALLOON AND OPERATING TH
Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-12. A WAAAF Meteorological Assistant about to release a meteorological balloon from the Meteorological Section at RAAF Base Laverton. The balloon's flight will be followed throu
