The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ENGLAND. 1944-09. A SECTION OF THE BALLOON BARRAGE IN USE AGAINST FLYING BOMBS. BALLOONS STRETCH AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE IN THIS BARRAGE WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS THE GREATEST BALLOON BARRAGE TO BE PLACED IN THE AIR.
England. C. 1944-09. A section of the balloon defence put up against the flying bomb. Balloons stretched as far as the eye could see in this barrage, the greatest that has ever been put into the air.
LONDON - FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE WAR LONDON WAS PREPARED AGAINST ATTACK FROM THE AIR. A BALLOON BARRAGE WAS ERECTED AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE BALLOONS OVER THE TOWER BRIDGE.
England. C. 1944-09. RAF men attaching a parachute bag to a balloon cable as part of the RAF balloon defence against the flying bomb.
England. C. 1944-09. Parts of the many German flying bombs brought down by the RAF Balloon Defence being assembled in a heap.
The winch on which are wound tethering lines and cables to a barrage balloon aloft over the 1st Australian Task Force (ATF) base. The cables lead to three PRC25 radio communications sets attached to t
An observation balloon about to ascend from a field. Numerous personnel can be seen controlling the balloon with ropes, which are attached to four suspended weights. The piece attached to the unders
