H18114 Accession Number: H18114

Description

FRENCH KITE BALLOON, OBSERVER'S BASKET ON GROUND.

Details

Accession Number
H18114
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Tags

Accession H18114

More like this

H18112

Photograph H18112 First World War, 1914-1918

FRENCH FRONT. KITE BALLOON FROM BELOW SHOWING OBSERVER'S BASKET.

H18111

Photograph H18111 First World War, 1914-1918

VOSGES, FRENCH FRONT. FRENCH KITE BALLOON WITH GROUND PARTY.

H18113

Photograph H18113 First World War, 1914-1918

FRENCH FRONT. FRENCH KITE BALLOON WINCH TRUCK.

H12090

Photograph H12090 First World War, 1914-1918

"GOING TO HIS ACTION STATION" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG345) [NAVAL CREWMAN ENTERING BASKET OF KITE BALLOON VIA WINCH]

A00677

Photograph A00677 First World War, 1914-1918

A kite balloon ascending from a ship. Kite balloons carried observers in a suspended basket. The observers were trained to look for shadows that suggested the presence of submarines; any submarine th

H06972

Photograph H06972 First World War, 1914-1918

Vimy Ridge, France. c. 1917. A section of the ridge as seen from the basket of a kite balloon. (Donor Canadian Official Photograph)

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 11 September 2026 - 12.18 am