Keystone View Company Observation Balloon Fatally Pierced by Incendiary Bullets from American Plane.

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GLC#
GLC09584.159-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1914-1918
Author/Creator
Keystone View Company
Title
Observation Balloon Fatally Pierced by Incendiary Bullets from American Plane.
Place Written
Germany
Pagination
1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
World War I

A view from the ground of a German observation balloon exploding after receiving fire from an American warplane. The silhouette of a passenger basket can be seen hanging from the bottom of the balloon.

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