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British Royal Air Force servicewomen and men inflate a barrage balloon, circa 1943. The balloons were used to interfere with low-level bombardment.

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Title
Royal Air Force servicewomen inflate balloon
Contributor
Smith, Sheila Katharina Rathbone, Curator
Date
1943
Date (Text)
1943
Object ID
WV0317.6.002
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945
Topics
Women's History
Military
Place
England
Service Branch
Other -- British RAF
Conflict / Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Type
Image
Format
photographs
Language
English
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Sheila K. Smith Collection
Rights and Reuse
(http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
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Digital History Collections > University of North Carolina at Greensboro > Women Veterans Historical Project Collections > Sheila K. Smith Collection
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