Thesaurus Term/Concept: BARRAGE BALLOON SITE

Identifier 83658
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A site where a single large balloon was attached by fine wire cables to the ground to form an aerial obstruction to attacking enemy aircraft.

Broader Terms/Concepts (2)

Related Terms/Concepts (1)

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Instances/Examples (22)

Context Record
Monument Type MSX27399 Site of World War Two barrage balloon, air raid shelters and a possible operational building (Monument)
Monument Type MSX27393 Site of World War Two barrage balloon, air raid shelters and trenches (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19616 World War II barrage balloon mooring site (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19626 World War II barrage balloon site (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19134 World War II barrage balloon site and barbed wire obstruction. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19151 World War II barrage balloon site and trenches. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19952 World War II barrage balloon site located just to the south of Carr Road on Landguard Common. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19950 World War II barrage balloon site located on Landguard Common. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19951 World War II barrage balloon site located on Landguard Common. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19948 World War II barrage balloon site on Landguard Point. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19949 World War II barrage balloon site on Landguard Point. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19606 World War II barrage balloon site, Shotley Point, Shotley. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19830 World War II barrage balloon site. (Mod) (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19003 World War II barrage balloon site. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19465 World War II barrage balloon site. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19756 World War II barrage balloon site. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19130 World War II features, including barbed wire obstructions, a barrage balloon site and bomb craters. (Monument)
Monument Type MSX27405 World War Two barrage balloon site (Monument)
Monument Type MSX27406 World War Two barrage balloon site and public air raid shelters (Monument)
Monument Type MSX27420 World War Two barrage balloon site, camouflaged factories and air raid shelters (Monument)
Monument Type MSX27438 World War Two barrage balloon site, military training site and air raid shelters (Monument)
Monument Type MSX27783 World War Two Naval Base, HMS Myloden (Monument)