This image showcases the 58th Balloon Company. Captain Marcus S. Farr, , the company commander, is stationed at Etalon to collaborate with the Officers' Artillery Training School for balloon observation. In the basket, we see 1st Lt. Randolph, an instructor at , with observer 2nd Lt. Lubin, , and telephone instruments. The basket is equipped with a new parachute system, where one can lay in the bottom, pull a rope to detach the basket from the balloon, and open the parachute. This photograph was taken on April 5, 1919, in Etalon, Doubs, France. The information is from
This image showcases the 58th Balloon Company. Captain Marcus S. Farr, , the company commander, is stationed at Etalon to collaborate with the Officers' Artillery Training School for balloon observation. In the basket, we see 1st Lt. Randolph, an instructor at , with observer 2nd Lt. Lubin, , and telephone instruments. The basket is equipped with a new parachute system, where one can lay in the bottom, pull a rope to detach the basket from the balloon, and open the parachute. This photograph was taken on April 5, 1919, in Etalon, Doubs, France. The information is from the photographer's notes, where it is listed as prototype 51504.
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