ww1balloondiaries

top of page

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

e9434e_4c38d8f7c20948c4be468ac48460a8a6~mv2_d_2277_2968_s_2.jpg

Passing under bridge outward bound

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

e9434e_7c173ccaa86845878f6a45a711e0600f~mv2_d_2529_3675_s_4_2.jpg

e9434e_e51e716ae92e40f0a95ae7650304f082~mv2_d_1320_2019_s_2.jpg

e9434e_e73ea611bd884f5a8ee33e7ff48204c0~mv2_d_1314_1989_s_2.jpg

e9434e_138f1cb82fce4bcd89782873bd331d5e~mv2_d_2482_1855_s_2.jpg

e9434e_93b6e51c0d98414bbd0cd7b12ee71417~mv2_d_3049_2383_s_2.jpg

e9434e_55226c609ecc49088cf3d73ca9d2e897~mv2.jpg

e9434e_6807cb65f0304ff89d3af36f3a9639a0~mv2_d_2939_2293_s_2.jpg

e9434e_c79f1b6158e04e71994a330c8454c63e~mv2_d_1827_1284_s_2.jpg

e9434e_d4777ca990a246af9a59aafc961f6ecf~mv2_d_2636_2188_s_2.jpg

At 650ft wind speed on deck 65 knots

e9434e_3d58a65478c24ef8b5558a69bbc3a1a8~mv2_d_2812_2100_s_2.jpg

e9434e_48b29ffc17e14fdfb69bf963c8cc3615~mv2_d_1536_2346_s_2.jpg

26/9/16

e9434e_d7dd9a3c3bdb4f1086deb79430546dd7~mv2_d_2304_1449_s_2.jpg

Balloon ascending

Shoot on JW7

Matar Winch from KB

e9434e_a776b11ed10349b5ba7baadfb575d947~mv2_d_1374_1944_s_2.jpg

e9434e_15bf8a245d5c4d60b1c41699d5296fa8~mv2_d_1329_1893_s_2.jpg

bottom of page