Home War Diary of Gen Frank P. Lahm – US Air Service World War One (Part One) Kite balloon being prepared for launch with a Canadian Kinematographer on board, May 1917

Kite balloon being prepared for launch with a Canadian Kinematographer on board, May 1917

A Caquot kite balloon ready to ascend. Note a motor winch and infantrymen hauling on ropes to hold the balloon down. Near Metz, 25 January 1918
An observation balloon ready to ascend over Ypres, France, 31 Oct 1917
European Center of Military History (EUCMH)