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Fordson Sussex fitted with a Wild Balloon Winch
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938-1945, London, Hangar Five, 1995/0886/V
Balloons were an important deterrent to low-level attack, usually sited on the approach to important targets. If an aircraft hit the balloon's cable, it would then be cut by explosive links, which in turn activated two parachutes. These would rapidly slow the aircraft, forcing it to stall and crash.
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