Photograph - 'Hun Observation Balloon', France, Sergeant John Lord, World War I, 1916-1917, Photograph which shows a German Army observation balloon. Observation balloons were used by all sides during World War I and were considered ideal for monitoring trench warfare conditions. By the end of World War I, 241 German observation balloons had been shot down. It is one of 95 black and white, and, sepia toned photographs taken in France during World War I

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Photograph - 'Hun Observation Balloon', France, Sergeant John Lord, World War I, 1916-1917, Photograph which shows a German Army observation balloon. Observation balloons were used by all sides during World War I and were considered ideal for monitoring trench warfare conditions. By the end of World War I, 241 German observation balloons had been shot down. It is one of 95 black and white, and, sepia toned photographs taken in France during World War I

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