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Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

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Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

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Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1942

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Contributors

Palmer, Alfred T., photographer

United States. Office for Emergency Management.

place

Location

Parris Island (historical), 32.32806, -80.69148

Google Map of 32.32806, -80.69148

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Source

Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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Public Domain