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MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-14. 423607 SERGEANT F.W. BOYLE OF THE 5TH METROLOGICAL DETACHMENT, RAAF, ATTACHED TO THE 5TH DIVISION, FILLING A BALLOON WITH HYDROGEN TO OBTAIN THE EARLY MORNING WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION FROM GROUND LEVEL TO 40,000 FEET.
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
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
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-05. WARRANT OFFICER C.J. PADDICK, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION, FILLING A BALLOON FROM A HYDROGEN G
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
Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-12. WAAAF Meteorological Assistants filling a weather balloon from a hydrogen gas cylinder. These balloons are released at regular intervals and observed in flight to compute wi
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
