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BARRAGE BALLOON SCHOOL

Barrage Balloon School (1941)

Barrage balloons are tested at Camp Davis Barrage Balloon School.

MAKING BALLOONS GODALMING

Making Balloons Godalming (1938)

Balloon barrages to defend British cities are made in a large hangar...

PROTECTING OUR SHIPPING

Protecting Our Shipping (1940)

Barrage balloons are used to protect Dover Harbour and the ships in it.

FORTH BRIDGE

Forth Bridge (1940)

Scotland's famous Forth Bridge is seen with barrage balloons floating above it.

MERCHANT SHIP CONVOY

Merchant Ship Convoy (1943)

Material showing convoy of merchant ships.

DEPTH CHARGING AND AIRCRAFT

Depth Charging And Aircraft (1940)

Material showing depth charging, naval fleet, and aircraft.

BALLOONS TESTED - LONDON

Balloons Tested - London (1938)

Barrage balloons are inflated and tested near the Tower of London.

 

 

PARACHUTE JUMPS

Parachute Jumps (1947)

Parachute drops from barrage balloon in Oxfordshire.

WAAFS AND BARRAGE BALLOON

Waafs And Barrage Balloon (1941)

Sturdy WAAFs are trained in barrage balloon duty.

BALLOON BARRAGE

Balloon Barrage (1941)

Aerial views over wartime London showing barrage balloons.

 OPENING OF KOTRI BARRAGE

Opening Of Kotri Barrage (1955)

Opening of new bridge / dam in Pakistan.

AERO STILLS

Aero Stills (1961)

A camera attached to a small barrage balloon takes aerial photographs above a...

"And The Desert Shall Blossom Like The Rose" (1932)

Views of the Lloyd Barrage in India.

AMERICA AND THE WAR

America And The War (1941)

Men and women are interrogated on suspicion of spying, and models visit the...

AIR MINISTER SEES BARRAGE BALLOONS

Air Minister Sees Barrage Balloons (1938)

Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood pays a visit to Kidbrooke to...

BARRAGE BALLOONS FOR CONVOYS

Barrage Balloons For Convoys (1940)

Belinda the barrage balloon and her friends are attached to ships...

BALLOON BARRAGE aka SALLOON BARRAGE

Balloon Barrage AKA Salloon Barrage (1939)

Shots of a barrage balloon being inflated.

US TROOPS RUN IN, RAISE BARRAGE BALLOONS

Us Troops Run In, Raise Barrage Balloons (1940-1949)

American troops raise barrage balloons when siren is...

BALLOON GOES BERSERK - OCTOBER 1940

Balloon Goes Berserk - October 1940 (1940)

Damaged barrage balloon twists over London.

SAUSAGE aka BARRAGE BALLOON

Sausage AKA Barrage Balloon (1914-1918)

A barrage balloon drops supplies on the land.

POLAND PREPARED

Poland Prepared (1939)

Footage of the Polish army parading through the streets of Warsaw in Poland.

RODNEY SHELLS ALDERNEY

Rodney Shells Alderney (1944)

HMS Rodney shells German occupied Channel Island of Alderney.

US TRIES OUT BARRAGE BALLOONS

Us Tries Out Barrage Balloons (1941)

Barrage balloons are tested at Akron, Ohio. America.

BALLOON BARRAGE AT CARDINGTON

Balloon Barrage At Cardington (1938)

A line of barrage balloons is sent up into the air from the old...

H.M.S. WAVE RUNS AGROUND

HMS Wave Runs Aground (1952)

A Royal Navy Minesweeper runs aground in St. Ives.

BALLOONS issue title - HERE'S HOW

Balloons Issue Title - Here's How (1940)

This item shows sketches of the first hot air balloon, and...

LONDON - HYDE PARK

London - Hyde Park (1939)

Footage of National Service show in Hyde Par, London.

GERMAN MILITARY DEMONSTRATION

German Military Demonstration (1938)

German soldiers demonstrate their equipment in aid of charity.

MOBILE LAUNDRY

Mobile Laundry (1941)

A van collects laundry in order to save petrol during wartime.

AIR RAID ON S.E. ENGLAND

Air Raid On S.E. England (1940)

Wreckage of crashed German planes after air raid on Southeast England.

WAAF BARRAGE BALLOON SCHOOL

Waaf Barrage Balloon School

WAAFs are trained in the use of barrage balloons.

CANADIAN TROOPS DISEMBARKING

Canadian Troops Disembarking (1944)

Canadian troops prepare to go ashore in invasion.

SHIPS AT SEA

Ships At Sea (1944)

Various shots of ships and landing craft on their way to the Normandy beaches.

INVASION FORCE

Invasion Force (1944)

Material showing fleet at sea and German prisoners on boat.

INVASION: CONVOY TROOPS LANDING

Invasion: Convoy Troops Landing (1944)

Material showing American convoy at sea and jeeps being...

INVASION OF THE RIVIERA

Invasion Of The Riviera (1944)

American troops landing in South of France with little opposition from...

RAF PAGEANT

RAF Pageant "The Thrill Of The Year" (1928)

Footage of planes doing 'aerobatics' in rehearsals for...

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

On The Western Front (1939)

Good footage of the French defences on the Western Front in France.

SAUSAGE AND VEG

Sausage And Veg (1940)

Men of an RAF barrage balloon unit spend their free time planting vegetables.

ROYAL AIR FORCE UP AND AT 'EM

Royal Air Force Up And At 'em (1940)

Fighter pilots of the RAF fight off German aircraft attacking a...

AERIAL BLITZKRIEG - CONTINUED

Aerial Blitzkrieg - Continued (1940)

RAF pilots take off to engage German planes attacking British a...

U.S.  US  NAVY AT BATTLE PRACTICE

U.S. Us Navy At Battle Practice (1920)

This story shows an American battleship in action -...

BUOYANCY

Buoyancy (1942)

Diagrams illustrate how items stay buoyant.

PARIS aka PARIS 1937 - AERIAL VIEWS AND SHOTS OF FLOODLIGHTING

Paris AKA Paris 1937 - Aerial Views And Shots Of Floodlighting (1937)

Various aerial shots of...

 RAID ON S.E. ENGLAND   aka AIR RAID OVER S.E. COAST

Raid On S.E. England AKA Air Raid Over S.E. Coast (1940)

Nazi bombers seen during a raid on...

BALLOONS

Balloons (1943)

Cartoonist Joe Noble has fun suggesting different shapes and uses for barrage balloons.

AIR ATTACK ON DOVER HARBOUR

Air Attack On Dover Harbour

Dog fights over the English Channel and Scrapheap of smashed German...

SHIPS AT SEA

Ships At Sea (1944)

Footage of landing craft and warships at sea.

 INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1940-1949)

American army bring ashore equipment for the Invasion of France.

AIR RAID ON PORTSMOUTH

Air Raid On Portsmouth (1941)

Portsmouth bombed in German air raid. 1941?