A barrage balloon is being hoisted into position and controlled by a crew of WAAF members during World War II. The emergence of the the Womens Auxiliary Air Force helped change the initial resistance to working women and members proved that they could complete even the hardest of jobs including the operation of balloon sites. This involved lifting and lowering the barrage balloons, which were 66 feet long and 30 feet high when inflated and there were a lot of doubts over whether women would have the physical strength or stamina to do it. But, they were successful and so successful in fact that women eventually ran more than 1,000 barrage balloon sites throughout Britain.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 06:16:46 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015