Intrepid (balloon aircraft)
- Intrepid (balloon aircraft)
The "Intrepid" was a helium gas balloon or aerostat built for use by the Union Army Balloon Corps for aerial reconnaissance purposes during the American Civil War. It was one of seven balloons constructed for the Balloon Corps and was one of the four larger balloons designed to make ascensions to higher elevations with a larger lift capacity for telegraph equipment and an operator. It was the balloon of choice for Chief Aeronaut Thaddeus Lowe overlooking the Battle of Fair Oaks. [cite book
last = McFarland
first = Stephen L.
authorlink = Stephen McFarland
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publisher = Defense Technical Information Center
date = 1997
year = 1997
location = Ft. Belvoir
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isbn = 0160492084]
The fateful flight over the Battle of Fair Oaks was instrumental in saving the fragmented army of Union Army General Samuel P. Heintzelman from what would have been sure defeat at the hands of the Confederates. The "Intrepid" undergoing a lengthy inflation was quickly hooked up to the spout of the smaller "Constitution" by means of a de-bottomed camp kettle by which the gas was transfered in shorter time to make the ascent.
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See also
*History of military ballooning
*Union Army Balloon Corps
*Observation balloon
*Moored balloon
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Thaddeus Lowe ascending in the "Intrepid" to observe the Battle of Fair Oaks.
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