28th Balloon Co. is seen here at Polo Field, Washington, , as they empty the remaining hydrogen gas from a Caquot balloon. This photograph, taken on 27th March 1919 and assigned the number 58620, captures the balloon operations conducted during World War I.

---

Size: 8551px × 5778px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., .., 28th, activities, administration, advancement, aerial, american, aviation, ballo, balloon, balloons, bases, caquot, deflation, demonstrations, disposal, documentation, exercises, extraction, field, gas, gas-filled, helium, hydrogen, inflation, intelligence, logistics, maintenance, management, maneuvers, military, observation, operations, photographic, photography, planning, polo, preparations, reconnaissance, replacement, safety, soldiers, storage, strategy, surveillance, technology, training, war, wartime, washington, world