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barrage balloon [bə′räzh bə′lün] (ordnance) A balloon restrained from free flight by means of a cable attaching it to the earth; used to support wires or nets as protection against air attacks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The commission's conclusions, which were presented to the party Central Committee and the USSR Government in May 1948, proposed that antiaircraft artillery and barrage balloons be deployed in all military districts; that fighter aviation, aircraft observation, warning, and communications (VNOS) assets and antiaircraft searchlights be incorporated into the Air Force; and that the Soviet Army PVO commander be placed in charge of the country's air defense. Often parks would have one or more barrage balloons sited on them. Based on an actual World War II episode, this historical novel, told in a colorful first-person narration, gets all the details right -- from the barrage balloons overhead like "moonlit elephants browsing" to the local "scouse" dialect ("Shurrup or I'll flatten your phizog for ye"). |
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