• A sepia toned photograph with two objects in frame in the sky in the distance. The object on the left is much smaller and shaped like an airplane. It is pointed in the direction of the object on the right with streaks of exhaust flowing from behind it. The object on the right is a cylindrical balloon with one side beginning to deflate. It appears to be falling to the ground.

Created:

July 21, 2023

ID#:

NASM-9A20111-090A

Credit:

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM 2003-10833)

Source:

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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