The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-01. 419588 SERGEANT R.R. PERRY (1) RELEASING A METEOROLOGICAL BALLOON WHILE 421473 SERGEANT A. STRATTEN (2) PREPARES TO USE HIS SLIDE RULE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION CALCULATIONS AT THE CAMP OF THE 5TH MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL SECTION, RAAF ATTACHED TO NO. 12 BATTERY, 4TH FIELD REGIMENT.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-05. WO C.J. PADDICK, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HQ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION, COMPUTING BALLISTIC WIND FOR ARTILLERY CO-OPERATION. SGT R
PILOT BALLOON ASCENT MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, 1945. FLYING OFFICER W. JORDON (QUEENSLAND) CALCULATING WIND FORCE AND DIRECTION ON SLIDE RULE, METEOROLOGICAL ASSISTANTS LAUNCHING BALLOON AND OPERATING TH
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Sergeant A. Stratton RAAF preparing to send up a meteorological balloon to check wind speed and direction at the Headquarters of 5 Mobile Meteorological Flight, RAAF attac
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
TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1942-11. PERSONNEL OF NO. 1 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, MEASURING WIND OVER THE TARGET AREA. THE SERGEANT (LEFT) IS READING THE POSITION OF A RELEASED BALLOON (NOT IN PICTURE)
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Gunner A. A. Cleverley AIF (left) ready to release a 30 gram pilot balloon. Its path will be followed through the theodolite, and Sergeant A. Stratton RAAF with the slide
