The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MAMAGOTA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-22. GUNNER J.R. HAMILTON (2) RELEASING A HYDROGEN FILLED BALLOON TO RECORD WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION FOR ARTILLERY CORRECTIONS. SERGEANT R.M. PARNABY (1) IS RECORDING THE READING ON A SPECIAL SHEET. THE MEN ARE MEMBERS OF 3 SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY.
MAMAGOTA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-22. GUNNER J.E. GARDINER (1) AND GUNNER J.E. TURNBULL (2) MEMBERS OF 3 SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, FILLING A BALLOON WITH HYDROGEN FROM CYLINDERS I
MOTUPINA POINT AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-19. VX115255 SERGEANT R.M. PARNABY (1) AND NX102614 GUNNER J.E. TURNBULL (2) METROLOGICAL SECTION, 3RD SURVEY COMPANY ATTACHED TO NO.6 BATTERY, 2ND FI
MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-14. 423607 SERGEANT F.W. BOYLE, 5TH METROLOGICAL DETACHMENT, RAAF, ATTACHED 5TH DIVISION RELEASING A HYDROGEN FILLED BALLOON TO OBTAIN THE EARLY MORNING WIND SPEED AND DIR
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-08. GUNNER A. JOACHIM, 2/7TH SURVEY BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY CHECKING THE FLIGHT OF A WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION BALLOON WITH A THEODOLITE.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-05. WO C.J. PADDICK, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HQ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION, RELEASING A HYDROGEN FILLED BALLOON FOR OBSERVATION OF UPP
MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-14. 423607 SERGEANT F W BOYLE, 5TH METROLOGICAL DETACHMENT, RAAF, ATTACHED 5TH DIVISION, TAKING A READING ON A HYDROGEN FILLED BALLOON, WHICH HE HAS JUST RELEASED, TO GET
