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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 DIRECTION FROM GROUND LEVEL TO 40,000 FEET.
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 SPE
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. 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
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 RECORDI
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
New Guinea. Sergeant Jack Madden of Stanmore, NSW, of the Meteorological Section setting up his theodolite and wind velocity instrument to take readings, with a hydrogen-filled balloon trapped in the
