Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon

Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with barrage balloon

Two member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force attending to the ropes and cables of an inflated barrage balloon. The ropes are held in place by anchors. The anchors nearest the balloon itself are sack covered whilst those further away are bare blocks. Pairs of weighted bags are alongside with a wire and post fence with woodland beyond.

One b/w photograph

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