EAW041941 ENGLAND (1952). Barrage balloon over the former Crystal Palace site, Crystal Palace, 1952

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Pennawd	[EAW041941] Barrage balloon over the former Crystal Palace site, Crystal Palace, 1952
Cyfeirnod	EAW041941
Dyddiad	14-March-1952
Dolen
Enw lle	CRYSTAL PALACE
Plwyf
Ardal
Gwlad	ENGLAND
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad	534000, 171016
Hydred / Lledred	-0.072549409596214, 51.421802286849
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol	TQ340710

This negative is printed in reverse. The oval track at the rear is the old cycle track and not the old speedway track. Other photos will verify this Adrodd fel Amhriodol	Jason Steele	Monday 30th of December 2019 10:03:51 PM
This negative is printed in reverse. The oval track at the rear is the old cycle track and not the old speedway track. Other photos will verify this Adrodd fel Amhriodol	Jason Steele	Sunday 29th of December 2019 12:07:15 AM
Hydrogen Bottle Trainer for the Mk.VI balloon. Adrodd fel Amhriodol	ken	Wednesday 5th of August 2015 07:29:46 PM
Should this read 'Hydrogen Bottle Trailer' ? Adrodd fel Amhriodol	John W	Saturday 11th of February 2017 03:20:11 PM

After WW2, the Metrological Office used barrage balloons (or similar) to fly instruments into the atmosphere to measure air speeds, temperature and other physical parameters to assist in improving weather forecasts, particularly for aircraft. It may be that this balloon is doing such work. (I have also seen another photo saying these were measurements of wind speed prior to the erection of the TV transmitting mast.) Until recently (and they may still be going on) an experimental unit continued with such measurements at RAF Cardington, the former airship airfield near Bedford.	John W	Saturday 11th of February 2017 03:29:56 PM
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