P02418.007
Photograph P02418.007 First World War, 1914-1918England. c. 1916. An observation balloon is deflated on the deck of a ship by members of the Royal Naval Air Service during feasibility trials. (Donor S. Uren)

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
England. c. 1916. Members of the Royal Naval Air Service secure the net of an observation balloon on the ground during feasibility trials. Note the cleared area of flat, smooth ground around the balloon and the logistical supplies on the back of a truck parked nearby. (Donor S. Uren)
England. c. 1916. An observation balloon is deflated on the deck of a ship by members of the Royal Naval Air Service during feasibility trials. (Donor S. Uren)

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

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

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

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

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
