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1940 Men working with barrage balloons
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1:26Now PlayingDate: 24th October 1940
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Britain's Balloon Barrage
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BALLOONS Men of the Balloon Barrage at work
Civil Defence
WWII, World War Two, World War II, Second World War, War, Allied, Allies, RAF, R.A.F., Balloon Command, anti-air craft, low level attacks, sentinels
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