In this Ernie Hardenstein watercolor, a floating barrage balloon is tethered to an Army transport enroute to Alaska from California during WWII. Barrage balloons dissuaded enemy aircraft from approaching vessels too closely for bombing or strafing fire. Courtesy Command History Office Fort Ord Collection
Date Taken: | 12.12.2022 |
Date Posted: | 12.12.2022 17:07 |
Photo ID: | 7553324 |
VIRIN: | 221212-A-IT218-002 |
Resolution: | 3436x3069 |
Size: | 4.22 MB |
Location: | CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 32 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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