School of Ballooning
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The School of Ballooning was a training and test centre for British Army experiments with balloons and airships. It was established at Chatham in Kent in 1888. The school moved to Stanhope Lines, Alde
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An 1886 aerial photograph by Major Henry Elsdale of the Balloon School camp at Lydd, Kent
The Air Battalion Royal Engineers was the first flying unit of the British Armed Forces to make use of heavier-than-air craft. Founded in 1911, the battalion in 1912 became part of the Royal Flying Co
School of Ballooning
…first successful British airship flight, that of the Nulli Secundus over London during 1907. In 1909–1911, part of the factory was separated to form the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. In 1912 the Balloon Factory was renamed the Royal Aircraft Factory. The following officers served as superintendent of the Balloon Factory…
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