[Observation balloon plummeting to ground]

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Identifier2008-03-31_image_859SourceThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers (2008-03-31), Balloons Kite Observation US Army, Box 4, Folder 31Series2008-03-31, Series I-BDescriptionPhotograph of a U.S. Army observation balloon plummeting to the ground after being attacked by German aircraft, Chatel-Chéhéry, France, October 23, 1918.

Printed and embossed in corner: "[U.S. Army Signal Corps emblem]."

Inscription on verso: "An American observation balloon which was fired by German airmen, coming down in smoke. 5th Balloon Company, Chatel-Chéhéry, Ardennes, France, Oct 23, 1918."
Creation Date1918-10-23SubjectUnited States. Army. Balloon Company, 5thWorld War, 1914-1918BalloonsUnited States. ArmyPlaceFranceExtent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 22 x 17 cmLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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