The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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. Recorded data is sent back to a receiving station by a battery-powered transmitter also included in the container.
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
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
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 bu
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
