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An observation balloon is a type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for gathering intelligence and spotting artillery. The use of observation balloons began during the French Revolutionary Wars , reaching their zenith during World War I , and they continue in limited use today.
Hangars from the U.S. Army's Ross Field Balloon School, 1922 Caquot Type R Observation balloon at USAF Museum At the start of World War I, the organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force included observation balloon units organized into companies, squadrons, and wings and each company was equipped with one balloon.
German observation balloon launching at Équancourt in the Somme (22 September 1916) German war plane brings down a tethered kite balloon (1918) World War I was the high point for the military use of observation balloons, which were extensively deployed by both sides. The British, despite their experience in late 1800s Africa, were behind ...
Caquot kite balloon (in French Caquot Captif) was a type of non-rigid military observation balloon, designed in 1915 by Albert Caquot.The type became widely used by Allied forces in World War I warfare for multiple observation or naval defence uses and later also as a anti-aircraft barrage balloon.
Observation balloon 45e Compagnie de Aerostiers, Service Aéronautique: South of Chemin des Dames 7 20 August 1918 1725 hours French observation balloon South of Braisne, France 8 21 August 1918 1630 hours Bréguet 14 South of Soissons, France 9 22 August 1918 1430 hours Observation balloon Selens, France 10 24 August 1918 1830 hours SPAD
During the 1920s the Army developed several "Motorized Observation Balloons". The OB-1 and MB were intended to fly to where needed, and then be tethered as observation balloons. [13] [14] The US Army acquired the Italian semi-rigid airship Roma in 1921. The Roma was the largest airship ever operated by the Army and was based at Langley Field.
British observation balloon 13 16 April 1917 1700 hours Observation balloon 6th Section, 15th Company, 4th Balloon Wing Étricourt-Manancourt, France British observation balloon 14 22 April 1917 0930 hours Observation balloon 33rd Section, 11th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing Arras, France British observation balloon Unconfirmed 22 April 1917
The story of Lowe's Balloon Corps was the subject of an episode of Drunk History, with Greg Kinnear playing Lowe and Stephen Merchant playing President Lincoln. [45] The Civil War TV mini-series, The Blue and the Gray, features a scene with Thaddeus Lowe testing his observation balloon during the 1862 Peninsula campaign. Lowe is played by actor ...