Show BALLOON BALLOON SCHOOL AT OMAHA IA PROGRESSING The principal activity of or the United States army balloon school at Ft Omaha Nob Neb is along experimental and research lines This work ork Is at present In the process of or expansion and has not yet jet ot been thoroughly organized duo to lack of engineering personnel Efforts aro are be beIng being being be- be ing made to 6 secure curc tho the necessary personnel personnel personnel person person- nel which is made possible through allotments al allotments allotments al- al recently made Tho The work k as assigned assigned ns- ns signed to the tho station consists In m the development de- de of balloons and balloon material material ma ma- Much of this work has been under under un un- der w way during during- the tho past year car and very satisfactory progress has been made in inthe Inthe n the design and construction of or balloon Instruments balloon winches tiel field fief gas generators balloon fabrics etc Ne New No types of or balloons have been experimented J with and original investigations ma made e into problems affecting ballooning |