Royal Air Force Balloon Command, 1939-1945. Leading Aircraftmen W E Rushton and R Carrick of No. 12 Balloon Centre based at Tichfield, Hampshire, 'bed down' a kite balloon following inspection, during one of the FABIUS invasion exercises conducted in the Southampton area. In the foreground is the portable winch operated by the two-man crews to raise and lower the balloon.

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