Picture No | 10048986 |
Date | Summer 1940 |
Description | CONVOY BALLOONS DOWNED |
Details |
British convoys attach barrage balloons to their ships, to discourage enemy aircraft ; but the Stukas and Messer- schmitts simply shoot them down before sinking the ships
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Source | unnamed artist (probably Alfredo Ortelli) in Illustrazione del Popolo 15 September 1940 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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