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Title: German ballon unit
Post by: cduckworth on May 06, 2021, 10:33:17 PM

https://www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de/video/2498?q=&xf%5B0%5D=all_titles&xo%5B0%5D=EQUALS&xv%5B0%5D=Bei+einer+Luftschifferabteilung+w%C3%A4hrend+des+Vormarsches+im+Westen

Title: Re: German ballon unit
Post by: Tim Mixon on August 23, 2022, 12:19:53 PM

Wow!  I’ve never seen that cammo pattern on the balloon fabric. Really cool footage.  Thanks for sharing this!

Title: Re: German ballon unit
Post by: Dirigible-Al on August 24, 2022, 04:03:08 AM

Note the metal helmets worn by the ground crew. I wonder if there was ever an instance when two accidently knocked into each other, created a spark and ignited the hydrogen.
Alan