19K views · 496 reactions | Barrage balloons were a common sight across the UK in 1940 – but what were they for? RAF Balloon Command played an important role in the Battle of Britain. By 1945 33,000 RAF and Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel operated over 3000 balloons, to protect strategic locations and cities. https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/our-history/anniversaries/battle-of-britain #DetectAndDefend | Royal Air Force | Facebook

23K views · 80 reactions | On september 27, 1986 they came up with a wonderful idea in cleveland, ohio: to launch 1.5 million balloons into the sky to set a world record. ok, the balloons were beautiful and everything , but... what happen the next day with all that plastic? this is the story of one of the biggest fails in history. | Boys playroom | Facebook

8.6K views · 59 reactions | Being a fighter pilot was hard enough already, but https://wrldwar.us/WWII-Balloons didn't make it any easier on them. | I Love WWII Planes | Facebook