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Balloon Barrage work in the midlands of England. (actual town not known
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Balloon Barrage work in the midlands of England. (actual town not known
Balloon Barrage work in the midlands of England. (actual town not known)
December 1939.
A barrage balloon is a large unmanned tethered kite balloon used to defend ground targets against aircraft attack, by raising aloft steel cables which pose a severe collision risk to aircraft, making the attackers approach more difficult.
Picture taken circa 1st December 1939.
Passed by censor, 23rd December 1939
Official - Westminster Press
Daily Mirror Archive
Mirrorpix
West Midlands
England
WW2 B/W Print Reach plc -208
Media ID 21887599
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1939 Balloon Defence Home Guard Illusion Inflatable
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