Basket ring of the kite balloon
From 1897 until the end of World War I the balloon factory Riediger in Augsburg provided the German military with 4000 kite balloons for battlefield reconnaissance.
Picture from a private photo album of a soldier in the German army (Field-airshipman)
The airbag (Ballonett) was patented by Hans Bartsch from Sigsfeld in 1893. It is inflated with air and was incorporated into the successful "kite balloon system Parseval Sigsfeld."
Resources:
Museum archives (Kaczke collection)
Voice actor: K. Albrecht