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British observation balloon from 1908, typical of pre-WWI observation balloons. 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 ...
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.
The war will see the first large-scale use of observation balloons by the British armed forces. [86] 11 December – A British Army observation balloon section takes part in the Battle of Magersfontein during the Second Boer War. [86] 1900. February – In the Second Boer War, a British Army observation balloon section takes part in the relief ...
c. 1894 The balloon factory is moved to south Farnborough; 1899 to 1902 Balloons are used in the South African War. Balloons used to direct the fire of the British Artillery at Magersfontein; Balloons used to direct the fire of the British Artillery at the Battle of Lombard's Kop; 1905 The balloon factory is moved to a better site
Drachen kite balloon, showing its characteristic shape. A kite balloon is a tethered balloon which is shaped to help make it stable in low and moderate winds and to increase its lift. It typically comprises a streamlined envelope with stabilising features and a harness or yoke connecting it to the main tether and a second harness connected to ...
US Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, South Carolina, in May 1942 A barrage balloon is a type of airborne barrage, a large uncrewed tethered balloon used to defend ground targets against aircraft attack, by raising aloft steel cables which pose a severe risk of collision with hostile aircraft, making the attacker's approach difficult and hazardous.
British balloon of the German Parseval-Siegsfeld type, 1916, typical of observation balloons in the first half of World War I A Nieuport 11 armed with Le Prieur rockets and an overwing Lewis gun