ww1balloondiaries

Up In The Air

The World War I Diaries of Balloonist Cyril Gordon Jones

A Leap For Life

West Middlesex Water Works

16/10/17

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Passing under bridge outward bound

Passing under bridge on her return. Height about 90ft.
This shows to the greater content the nose blew in.

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At 650ft wind speed on deck 65 knots

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26/9/16

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Balloon ascending

Shoot on JW7

Matar Winch from KB

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Only the stern of The Salmon

(on back of photo) The 3 Buccaneers looking slightly blotto but really it was the camera that moved

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Strongbow towing Balloon 1917

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Moorhouses machine, in which he landed badly and died immediatly afterwards.

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Type C Parachute

Calthrop parachute

Calthrop parachute

Calthrop parachute

Parachute container damaged after falling from C17 March 1917

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Flying suit with parachute harness + life saving belt complete

Flying suit with parachute harness +life saving belt complete