P02418.007 Accession Number: P02418.007

P02418.013

Photograph P02418.013 First World War, 1914-1918

England. c. 1916. Members of the Royal Naval Air Service in the hull and on the deck of a RN balloon carrier converted from a merchant ship tend to the ropes holding an observation balloon and basket

P02418.012

Photograph P02418.012 First World War, 1914-1918

England. c. 1916. Side view of an observation balloon tethered to the hull of a RN balloon carrier converted from a merchant ship. Members of the Royal Naval Air Service view the balloon from the deck

P02418.009

Photograph P02418.009 First World War, 1914-1918

England. c. 1916. Two members of the Royal Naval Air Service in a basket under a large observation balloon during feasibility trials. They are hovering beside the deck of a ship in the left foreground

P02418.003

Photograph P02418.003 First World War, 1914-1918

England. c. 1916. A partially inflated observation balloon is tethered to the deck of the battleship HMS Benbow. Amongst the naval personnel viewing the balloon during the feasibility trials are membe

P02418.002

Photograph P02418.002 First World War, 1914-1918

England. c. 1916. Naval personnel including members of the Royal Naval Air Service hold the restraining ropes of an observation balloon tethered to the quarter deck of the battleship HMS Benbow during

P02418.011

Photograph P02418.011 First World War, 1914-1918

England. c. 1916. Underside of an observation balloon with a man in a basket underneath, tethered to the hull of a RN balloon carrier converted from a merchant ship. The men are probably members of th