Army's balloon barrage squadron

Titolo: Army's balloon barrage squadron
Oggetto: en Technology; en Airplanes and Zeppelins
Article Title and/or Image Caption: Title: Army's balloon barrage squadron
extracted text: CAPTIVE BALLOONS are being used

increasingly by the U.S. Army. At
Fort Lewis, Wash., soldiers of the 3rd Bar-
rage Balloon Squadron have been under-
going training for some time in the tech-
nique of handling gas bags which could be
used in wartime for spotting enemy posi-
tions, directing artillery fire, warning of
approaching enemy planes, and as obstacles
to attack on important areas. Because no
proper balloons were available when the
training program began, a blimp, with the
gondola removed and a basket hung in its
place below the envelope, was used to give
the troops practice in raising and lowering
balloons. For use as protection against air
attack, long steel cables could be hung
from the bags in place of the basket.
Lingua: Eng
Copertura temporale: World War II
Data di rilascio: 1941-06
pagine: 78
Diritti: Public domain
Sorgente: Google Books
Archived by: Sami Akbiyik