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This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 533475
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-63C(40); British balloon observer ready to make an ascension in Mesopotamia. Practically all the members of this crew are Indian troops. Kadel and Herbert; ca. 1915 – 1917; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 – 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/british-balloon-observer/, April 7, 2026]
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