P02418.004 Accession Number: P02418.004

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England. c. 1916. Members of the Royal Naval Air Service man winch equipment used to secure observation balloons on board ships. It is probably on the deck of the battleship HMS Benbow which was engaged in feasibility trials with the balloons at this time. (Donor S. Uren)

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Accession Number
P02418.004
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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