
Caption | WAAF trainee balloon operators learning their first lesson in tethering a kite balloon with a model at No. 1 Balloon Training Unit, RAF Cardington, Shortstown, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1940s ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | L. H. Baker | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museums | |||||||
Identification Code | CH 7982 | |||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Shortstown, England, United Kingdom | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 11 Apr 2022 | |||||||
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Licensing | Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957. |
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