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[Servicemen using balloon winch] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen using a balloon winch, likely in France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Balloon Winch."

[Caquot observation balloon tethered close to ground] (Item)

Photograph of a Caquot observation balloon tethered close to the ground, likely in France, circa 1918.

[Partially inflated Caquot observation balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a partially inflated Caquot observation balloon, likely in France, circa 1918.

[Servicemen using tethers to maneuver Caquot observation balloon] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen using tethers to maneuver a Caquot observation balloon, likely in France, circa 1918.

[Parachute below observation balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute below an observation balloon, circa 1918.

[Servicemen of Third Balloon Company with Caquot observation balloon] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen of the Third Balloon Company with a Caquot observation balloon, Valdahon, France, circa 1918.Inscription: "3d Balloon Co at Valdahon."

[Servicemen inflating Caquot observation balloon] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen inflating a Caquot observation balloon, likely in France, circa 1918.

[Observation balloon under attack during battle] (Item)

Photographic print of a cartoon depicting an observation balloon under attack during a battle, circa 1918.Inscription: "When a feller needs a friend."

[Servicemen in balloon basket] (Item)

Photograph of two servicemen in a balloon basket, circa 1918.

[Parachute dropping from balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute dropping from a balloon, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

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