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Offline cduckworth

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German ballon unit
« on: May 06, 2021, 10:33:17 PM »
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Offline Tim Mixon

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Re: German ballon unit
« Reply #1 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!
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Offline Dirigible-Al

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Re: German ballon unit
« Reply #2 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
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