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Photograph E01190 First World War, 1914-1918The Officer Commanding A Company in the basket of an observation balloon about to ascend at Ypres. Note the shelled buildings in the background.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An observation balloon ready to ascend over Ypres.
The Officer Commanding A Company in the basket of an observation balloon about to ascend at Ypres. Note the shelled buildings in the background.

An observation balloon about to ascend. Note the vehicle on the left and the large group of unidentified soldiers around the balloon. (See E01125 and E01174)

Marne, France. 1918-09-01. French Army ground crew handling an observation balloon about to ascend near Fismes. (Donor French Government)

A balloon of the 15th Kite Balloon Section about to ascend at Cafe Belge in the Ypres Sector. Note the men and the vehicles gathered around the balloon.

A balloon of the 15th Kite Balloon Section about to ascend at Cafe Belge in the Ypres Sector. Note the soldiers around the balloon holding onto ropes to anchor it.

Australian soldiers watching the ascent of an observation balloon over Ypres. Note the ruins in the background. (See E01125 and E01173)
