APPENDIX1-J
Chronology of MILITARY BALLOON CAMPAIGNS
1794-1987
| Year | By Whom, Where | Notes |
| 1794 | FRANCE-Austria | (French had one balloon in Belgium) |
| BEAUCHAMP, D. | Made many observations | |
| CONTE, N.J. | Commander of training ground crews | |
| COUTELLE, J.M. | Commander of all Aerostiers | |
| JOURDAIN, | General of French forces | |
| MORLOT, | General, Made epic observations | |
| 1796 | FRANCE-Austria | (French used one balloon at Andernach) |
| Duke KARL | Captured it at Wurtzburg (3 Sep.) | |
| 1798 | FRANCE-Egypt | (French shipped two, but all balloons & equipment were lost when enemy sank the transport ship in the Battle of the Nile) |
| 1798 | FRANCE-Egypt | (French used "several Montgolfiers" at Cairo) |
| NAPOLEON | Abandoned aeronautics in Africa thereafter | |
| 1799 | FRANCE-Italy | (One French balloon was reported to have been used successfuly for observation) |
| 1800 | RUSSIA-France | (One balloon used by Russians at Moscow) |
| LEPPIG, | German balloonist, trained crews, did flying | |
| 1812 | RUSSIA-France | (One balloon used by Russians at Moscow) |
| VORONOV, General | Surendered balloon to the French | |
| 1815 | FRANCE-Netherlands | (One balloon used by the French) |
| CARNOT, | Trained crews, made most observations | |
| 1830 | FRANCE-Algeria | (One balloon used for observation/mapping) |
| MARGAT, Jean | Aeronaut in charge, did all observations | |
| 1849 | AUSTRIA-Italy | (Austrians launched 250 unmanned B-Bombs) |
| UCHATIUS, | Designed time fuses, & deployed balloons | |
| 1855 | RUSSIA-England | (Russians used one balloon at Sebastopol) |
| 1859 | AUSTRIA-Italy | (Eight French balloons used at Castigilone; and one Italian Hot-Air balloon was used at Solferino) |
| GODARD, Eugene | Supplied equipment, trained crews | |
| GODARD, Louis | Worked as aid to brother | |
| PREVET, | position unknown | |
| TOURNACHON, F. | Official photographer | |
| 1861 | USA Civil War | (Both sides used balloons for the first year) See App-M) |
| LOWE, Thad | sucessful used a heliograph from a balloon | |
| 1870 | FRANCE-Germany | (French used 64 balloons) See Appendix-N/O (Germans used two British built balloons) |
| COXWELL, Henry | Used unsuccessfully at Strassberg (Sep.24) | |
| 1876 | JAPAN | (Small captive balloons were used in civil wars) |
| 1882 | ENGLAND-Egypt | (English brought 3; one used unsucessfully) |
| TEMPLAR, J.L. | In charge of operation | |
| LEE. H.P. | Assistant to Templar | |
| 1885-6 | FRANCE-China | (One used by France at Bac-Ninh, Vietnam, then the battle of Hong-Hoa 8 Mar-31 Jan) Moved to Tientsin & Pekin Oct-89 to Mar-1902 |
| ENG - HUME, Capt. | Made one freeflight to photograph Pekin | |
| 1884 | ENGLAND-Bechuanland | (England used three balloons sucessfully) |
| ELSDALE, | Major; made his own observations | |
| 1885 | BRAZIL-Paraguay | (Brazil used one balloon sucessfully) |
| ALLEN, Ezra - USA | Served as an aide to brother | |
| ALLEN, James - USA | Organized and trained the Aerostiers | |
| CESPEDEZ, - BRA | In charge of balloon operations | |
| CHODASIEWLAY, - POL | Mercenary officer, made own observations | |
| 1885 | ENGLAND-Sudan | (Three balloons used sucessfully at Tofrik) |
| WARREN, Lord C. | Commander of the expedition | |
| WOOLSEY, Lord | General, made his own observations | |
| TEMPLAR, J.L. | Commander of the balloon company | |
| MacKENZIE, Lt. | Assistant to Templar at Bechualand | |
| 1887-8 | ENGLAND-Abyssine | (One French balloon, and one British balloon used successfully in Eritea) |
| GIVELDI, C. | Captain in charge | |
| GODARD, L. | Professional balloonist, did training | |
| YON, Gabriel | Professional balloon rigger | |
| 1889 | HOLLAND-Sumatra | (One British balloon used successfully from the back of a railroad train) |
| SPENCER, Percival | (Owned the balloon & did all observations) | |
| 1892 | GERMANY-Russia | (Germans successfully used searchlights aloft at Kovno & Dombrowice, Poland 25 March) |
| 1895 | FRANCE-Madagascar | French brought 2-balloons, but they were to be unserviceable on arrival |
| 1898 | USA-Spain | (One U.S. balloon used at Santiago, Cuba) |
| CAMPBELL, | Officer in charge of balloon Company | |
| CASTILLO, Ignacio | Cuban General; Observed 30 June | |
| DERBY, Geo. M. | Lt.Col.; Observed 1 July | |
| IVY, William | Professional balloonist in charge | |
| MAXFIELD, Jos.E. | Lt.Col.; Observed 30 June | |
| VOLKMAN, W.J. | Lt.; position unknown | |
| WILLIAMS, | Lt.; position unknown. | |
| 1899 | ENGLAND-Boers | (England had 3 companies and 1o balloons) |
| BLAKENEY, R.D. | Mjr.; Flew 23 Apr.1900 at Warrenton | |
| GRUBB, A.W.H. | Lt.; Flew 22 Feb.1900 at Magersfontein | |
| HEATH, | Cpt.; Flew 18 Jan.1900 at Natal | |
| JONES, H.B. | Cpt.; Flew 4 Nov.1899 at Magers | |
| PHILLIPS, G.E. | Cpt.; Flew 30 Oct.1899 at Natal | |
| POWELL, B.Baden | Col.; Flew 1 Nov.1899 at Mafeking | |
| 1900 | ENGLAND-China | (Balloons arrived after war was over; they were reportedly returned to India) |
| 1900 | CHINA-Russia | (Balloons and all support equipment were captured by the Russians at Tientsin |
| 1904 | RUSSIA-Japan | (Russia had a Balloon Division at Vladivostok, and a Balloon Division in Manchuria (6-balloons at Liaoyang). POSTNAKOFF, Alexas did most ascents; LAWROFF & KOWANJKO were in charge. Japanese Navy used three at Hai-Tchau & Mukden: NOGI was the General in charge; TOKUNOGA, Kumao was the Aeronaut |
| 1907 | FRANCE-Morocco | (One balloon was used successfully against the Arabs at Casablanca from 10 Sep.to November) |
| BIENVENN, | Captain in charge (10 Sep.) | |
| 1909 | SPAIN-Morocco | (One balloon used successfully at Nador) |
| HERERRA, Emilio | Aeronaut in charge | |
| 1912 | BALKAN WARS | (Serbs had two French made balloons). Reportedly also used by Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, and Greece |
| 1914-19 | WORLD WAR-I | All European participants used them successfully (See APPENDICES-AK/AJ/AL/AM/AW) |
| 1916 | USA-Mexico | (One balloon used unsucessfully) |
| IVY, William | Professional balloonist in charge | |
| 1930-40 | JAPAN-China | Japanese Army successfully used balloons (manned & unmanned) for Spy & Propaganda missions against the Chinese & Russians |
| 1939-45 | WORLD WAR II | England, France, & Germany all used Observation balloons early in the war. Both the Allies & Axis used barrage-balloons extensively |
| L. GOSSAGE, commander | ENGLAND had a very successful bombing campaign (Project Outward) that started the launch of 99,142 incendiary balloons on 12 July 1942 and ended 1944 | |
| S.ENDRAS; | GERMANY had at least two manned OB-batteries (first seen at Sedan, France) by 1940 used mainly for oblique camera observation. One unit was moved to the Balkans (seen in Albania, Greece, & Yugoslavia) in 1941. Both units were disbanded by 1944. r: L-T-A Flight p133-4. | |
| 1943-44 | JAPAN-USA | Japanese successfully launched over 9000 B-borne incendary bomb loads to detonate over N.America |
| 1950-65 | USA-Soviet Union | Several thousand, high altitude, unmanned photo-recon balloons were launched from bases in Norway, W.Germany, Italy, (see APPENDIX-BS). & Turkey and recovered in the N.Pacific above Japan. NATO powers sucessfully landed spies in both directions from Germany in the 1960s |
| 1965-75 | USA-Vietnam | Balloon-borne antennas used extensively for communications |
| T.LEVIER | Pioneered a balloon recovery system used for downed pilots | |
| 1974 | ISRAEL-Egypt | Israelis used unmanned kite balloons in the Siani for radio relay (none manned) from E.Cairo to Tel Aviv |
| 1975 | N.KOREA-S.Korea | North attempted a terrorist landing by gas balloon. Body of pilot found by Japanese fishermen |
| 1980 | LEBANON-Israel | Two Palestinians attempted a terrorist landing by hot-air balloon and were killed by an explosion |
| 1981 | SYRIA-Israel | Three Syrians attempted a terrorist landing by hot-air balloon; all were killed by border patrols |
| 1982 | USA-Central Africa | Balloon-borne high-altitude antennas moniter all communications in Africa (E-Systems) |
| 1987 | N.KOREA-S.Korea | North sends Propaganda leaflets over the South using time-release mechanisms |
| 1987 | N.KOREA-S.Korea | North attempted a terrorist landing by gas balloon; Body of pilot found by Japanese fishermen |
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