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Caquot

Reconnaissance aircraft

Caquot kite balloon (in French Caquot Captif) was a type of non-rigid military observation balloon, designed in 1915 by Albert Caquot. The type became widely used by Allied forces in World War I warfare for multiple observation or naval defence uses and later also as an anti-aircraft barrage balloon.

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