. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Fig. 1 A TWELVE THOUSAND CU. FT. SOLO BALLOON 8:10 FEB. 12, 1921, ELEV. 500 FT. ABOVE SEA LEVEL. CAMERA FACED NORTHWEST. This balloon had made but two previous ascensions; the present being the third for the balloon and the two hundred and ninth for Ross Field. The pilot of the present flight also made the first trip (as meteorologist) in June, 1919, from this Field. The records of the War Department state that this was the first military spherical balloon flight made on the Pacific coast
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Fig. 1 A TWELVE THOUSAND CU. FT. SOLO BALLOON 8:10 FEB. 12, 1921, ELEV. 500 FT. ABOVE SEA LEVEL. CAMERA FACED NORTHWEST. This balloon had made but two previous ascensions; the present being the third for the balloon and the two hundred and ninth for Ross Field. The pilot of the present flight also made the first trip (as meteorologist) in June, 1919, from this Field. The records of the War Department state that this was the first military spherical balloon flight made on the Pacific coast. 12. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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