Cat eased back on the throttle, and the nose of the air craft dropped.
With a volume of 74,000 m3 (2,600,000 ft3), the balloon envelope was the largest ever built for a hot air craft.
I could see figures crowding the forward decks and upper works of the air craft.
The Czech government identified air craft by manufacturer, each having a letter assigned to them.
He couldn't have prevented them from boarding that air craft.
However, the war was notable for the first military use of heavier than air craft.
"We have destroyed over forty percent of their air craft!"
The moment was soon shattered when the first air craft of the day took off and disappeared into low cloud.
"You can't take up those guns in your air craft, and fire them with any degree of safety."
There seemed to be no search pattern on the part of the air craft.