Intrepid (balloon aircraft)

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Intrepid being cross-inflated from Constitution in a mad-dash attempt to get the larger balloon in the air to overlook the imminent Battle of Fair Oaks.
Intrepid being cross-inflated from Constitution in a mad-dash attempt to get the larger balloon in the air to overlook the imminent Battle of Fair Oaks.
Thaddeus Lowe ascending in the Intrepid to observe the Battle of Fair Oaks.
Thaddeus Lowe ascending in the Intrepid to observe the Battle of Fair Oaks.

The Intrepid was an observation balloon employed by the Union Army Balloon Corps during the American Civil War to observe the Battle of Fair Oaks.[1]

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  1. ^ McFarland, Stephen L. (1997). A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force. Ft. Belvoir: Defense Technical Information Center, 1. ISBN 0160492084. 

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