WWII Barrage Balloons - Combat Effective Aerial Booby Traps Deep Dive Review
- Episode aired Apr 17, 2025
- 14m
In World War Two barrage balloons were used to create no fly zones against low level aerial attacks forcing less accurate attacks to be conducted at higher altitude. The Nazis, however, aban... Read allIn World War Two barrage balloons were used to create no fly zones against low level aerial attacks forcing less accurate attacks to be conducted at higher altitude. The Nazis, however, abandoned them because they were thought to give away the location of targets. Here's how the ... Read allIn World War Two barrage balloons were used to create no fly zones against low level aerial attacks forcing less accurate attacks to be conducted at higher altitude. The Nazis, however, abandoned them because they were thought to give away the location of targets. Here's how the balloons and counter measures against them worked.