Above: Kite balloon view of the trench lines around Arras, Nov 1917. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3522065) April 1915 The observers were spotting for the battleships HMS Triumph and HMS Queen Elizabeth (which was the Royal Navy's newest and most powerful battleship). During the afternoon her bombardment blew up an armament store On 17 March 1917 Lt. George Simpson died of wounds after his balloon was hit by enemy fire. He was observing from a twin-basket Cacquot. Typically, balloons were tethered to a steel cable attached to a winch that reeled the gasbag to its desired height (often above 3,000 feet) and retrieved it at the end of an observation session.

After attending the Port Sunlight School (gaining a “Lever Scholarship”) he continued his education at the Birkenhead Institute, and also gained an Oxford Junior and Senior Scholarship in 1914 and 1915. Certificates for the Lancashire and Cheshire Institute of Chemical Courses of 1915-16-17, and matriculated as a student of the London University in 1916. the meat balloons at japan premium beef are shaped like sausages and different cuts of steak: porterhouse, flank, filet mignon, and T-bone. all use an initial clear latex, dripped with red, pink, and brown. steven haulenbeek, caroline linder, michael savona, and lisa smith of ODL left some pieces on butcher trays in the store window, while others they inflated, tied with twine, and twisted together to hang.All armies began using the kite balloons, also called captive balloons, as they were tethered to the ground. The Germans had developed the Parseval-Siegsfeld balloon – a slightly different design from the Caquot balloon – and this remained in use to the end of the war. Whilst – initially - the RNAS had charge of all things lighter than air, in the autumn of 1915 responsibility for Kite Balloons in France was transferred to the RFC.

Above: Kite balloon view of the windlass and crew at work on ascent, Oct 1916. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3404749) Before the Tillotson Rubber Company created the first modern latex balloon in 1931, the process of making balloons was dangerous and challenging. Above: Kite balloon windlas and crew, fixing the 500' flag to a cable, May 1917. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3395253) The traditional balloons were made using solvent-dissolved rubber, unlike the latex balloon, which is manufactured from the sap of a rubber tree. Above: New Irish Farm Cemetery (CWGC). The Kite Balloon graves are in front of the 'War Stone' and can be seen in the above photograph.Certain specifications are to be met to make the tree sap suitable for manufacturing balloons, including adding curing agents, oil color, water, and accelerators.

Initially, latex balloons had limited manufacturing, but manufacturers started producing for the masses by the end of the '40s. They are also biodegradable. balloon factory’ was originally designed in 2011 as a performative assembly line (covered by designboom here). the ODL team creates their own balloon formers, which are primed with soap before being dipped into latex. the thin coat of rubber that adheres to the surface becomes the actual balloon. while it is still wet, latex colours can be mixed or the balloon can be hand-painted to achieve various visual effects. once dry the rubber is leached and vulcanized to be strengthened for inflating. in all, each balloon takes about three hours to produce. Originally made from paper bags, balloons these days are made from a variety of products, such as rubber, latex, nylon fabric, and even plastic. Modern-day balloons are used for a wide range of purposes in multiple sectors, such as meteorology, medicine, military, defense, and transportation. Number 39 Section (part of 8 th Balloon Company in number 2 Wing) was – during the later stages of the Third Battle of Ypres hit by German shell fire on 27 and 28 October resulting in two men being killed (Frank Benden and Ernest Davey). Benden is buried at New Irish Farm Cemetery, Davey at Dozinghem Military Cemetery.

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People also witnessed tethered balloons even during World War II. Usually used for military and defense purposes, they are tethered to someplace to make observations. Most of them are either blimps or hot air balloons.