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The

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Fourth Article

By Air Commodore

Real purpose of the

BALLOON

BARRAGE

P. F. M. Fellowes, D.S.O.

SOME

Irreverent' person

A really full-out pilot-and once said. the barrage these do not by any means grow balloon resembled an elephant on every gooseberry bush-will that had received bad news. take a chance and dive between

There is also the delightful story of the old Londoner who,

balloons if he can see them.

He knows that the wire al

at the beginning of the war, was ways Hes in a curve below, and .heard to say:-:

in a line with the longer axis of "However long those bloom-

the balloon. Phone 27770-9 ing Huns stay up there in their balloons, they won't frighten

Hongkong Telegraph.

Wednesday, June 4, 1941.

Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

THE preux "Special to the Telegraph" is used by the "Hongkong Telegrand to under the provisions of the Telecommual

indicate nows which is strictly copyright

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me!"

Another objection to the bar- rage balloons is that they are a source of great danger and men- tal discomfort to our own pilots. In short, the balloons are treated by the public with a cer- wire it is not by any means If an aircraft hits a balloon tain levity. And I myself must certain that the aircraft will be confess that I have always brought down-but it is certain- doubted the economic and tac tical value of the great balloon in the world will take if he can ly not a chance that any pilot organisation we have built up. avoid it.

Nevertheless, that does not diminish my great respect for wire is quite likely to cut the A machine hitting a balloon the thoroughness and efficiency cable, even if it is not brought with which the plan has been down itself. If a propeller hits a balloon wire it will be dam-

cations Ordinance, 1924. Such new carried out. bears the indication "UP" is received in Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re-

serve all rights and forbid republications, elther wholly or in part without previous

arrangement.

WHAT IF THE CTATORS

DO MEET!

The two Fascist dictators have met again and the usual pastime of guessing why and what resulted therefrom is in full swing. Opinions vary: The meeting was designed to set a date for the invasion of Britain: to discuss measures for con- tinuing the battle of the Medi- terranean; to bewail between themselves President Roose. velt's speech. These and others. are the popular theories, although-just what it matters

There is, in fact, no' question aged, but the aircraft may still that the balloons have reached a be able to fly. remarkably high standard of organisation under the mand.of Air Chief Marshal Sir E. L. Gossage.

com-

wire.

Moral Effect

once

Handling a balloon requires training and experience, resource and initiative.”

With this example before us, such enormous heights, and con- If a very large aeroplane runs

I can see no reason vby obser- tinue to fly at such great speeds. into a balloon wire, the chances Vers in balloons should not be

útilised for convoy work. Now the purpose of the bar- aircraft and against the balloon are very much in favour of the

Sound travels at approximate- rage balloon is two-fold. It is

Here they would be of im- you like to calculate what this ly 1,100 feet a second, and if

height that they are unable to to keep aircraft to such a.

mense value.

means with an aeroplane travel- However, there is no question With powerful binoculars, they ling at 250 m.ph. at 80,000 feet, carry out accurate dive-bombing that the balloon wires have a would have a field of view which you will appreciate how difficult and to keep them at such a tremendous moral effect on or would enable them to spot any it is to lay a gun on to an aero- height that unti-aircraft gunfire dinary men (although,

gubmarine, moving either on the plane with any device relying can conveniently get at them. gards it only as another war

more, the extraordinary man re above water, for, perhaps, a cir- to fly in a straight line at the surface or with its periscope upon sound, even if it continues It will be appreciated that if risk).

cumference of twenty miles. the aircraft fly at very

same height. levels, anti-aircraft guns could in peace time the mere presence tion that a barrage balloon would and enemy pilots do their utroost

It is interesting to realise that

There is, of course, the objec- not be trained fast enough to of balloons would keep all pilots give away the position of a con- to confuse and check-mate the enable them to follow the tar- at least 10 miles away from the voy. But the smoke of a con- anti-aircraft automatic calcula-

vicinity unless the visibility was voy already. does this. extraordinarily clear.

ting devices.

The handling_of_a_balloon-in-

get.

Kept High

low

Furthermore, both our own

Up And Up If you imagine yourself to be. Barrage balloons are proba- open country in fair weather nnyhow is a little difficult to bly the most effective method of can only be done successfully by marine should spot the balloon it minute 30 degrees one way and And in order that the sub- a pilot flying at 30,000 feet, at 260 m.p.h., and turning every understand. The meeting may protecting small targets of great nel, but in really bad weather, or, at any rate, projects its way, and then, perhaps, 45 de- trained and experienced person has got to come to the surface, then 30 degrees back another have been for example, simply a

value from surprise dive-bomb- in confined places in large cities, periscope. Whitsun Parade for the purpose ing attacks,, but I know that it is a task which requires not of gaining a bit of world-wide they are not of any great value only training and experience, fore, that the balloon would spot how impossible you make it for grees one way and 45 degrees It is highly probablo, there back the other way, you will see publicity, especially when it is

in protecting large areas from but qualities of real resource the submarine first, if it were in the calculator operator. remembered that Mussolini has

medium or high bombing at- tacks. been pushed rather severely in the background in consequence of his inept military campaigns of the past ten months,

Most important point is that demonstrative parleys between Hitler and Mussolini no longer possess any particular signific- ance for Britain and her Allies. Nelther political nor military surprises are any longer on the cards. Of possibilities, there are many, but they can be, and surely are being, anticipated to

try.

and initiative.

movement. The line of foam In a high wind, a partially drawn by a submarine periscope deflated balloon can behave like on the surface of the water is

bucking and bad-tempered very distinctive.

Omnibus Methods

My reason for this belief is a that I am sure the vast majority horse.

Particularly when you realise of enemy airmen have not auf-

that a shell, to do any serious As is generally known, we are harm to an aircraft has to burst If it tears fin, or is damaged now developing balloons which within 80 to 70 yards of it, ac ficient determination to come in some way so as to put it out will go to a much greater cording to size. down very low over our coun- of balance, its behaviour can be height.

indescribable, except perhaps by

Also, to burst that shell ac- I believe it is only the excep- fashioned cab driver.

a well-educated sailor or old- This idea will reduce the de-curately anywhere the gun has tional men who are prepared to

termination of enemy pilots by to be laid exactly on the right down low they are very liable which requires skill and a high do this--because once they are

The winch itself is a com-will be useful at night....

adding to their uncertainties. It spot and the time-fuse has to be accurate to a very small propor- plicated piece of mechanism.

tion of a second.

There are many other methods

This short discussion on the

to be caught and shot down, standard of training to manipu- now under experiment for com either by our fighters or by ma- late, while regassing under cer- bating the night bomber. I am anti-aircraft organisation for chine-gun fire from the ground, tain atmospheric conditions can not free to discuss them yet.

be dangerous.

long range work is meant, only to illustrate the extreme difficul But I can say that, in conjunc- ty of obtaining results important

ho is detailed.

The average man in an aero- plane when over enemy country, the full; wherefore it is well to likes to remain as high above appreciate that (a) Britain is that country as he can, while more than ever prepared to meet carrying out the duty for which and withstand an invasion, (b) that although the situation in the Mediterranean provides some anxiety consequent upon the fall

Here the only safeguard of of Greece and Crete, our military

the aeroplane against well-armed dispositions along the vital

fire by determined and highly“. southern frontier of Syria have

trained gun crews is surprise. been strengthened, while troops from Abyssinia are now avall ranean and the defence of Suez; mine laying but in convoys, to

Finally, we can comfort our selves, by the knowledge that able for action elsewhere, (c) nevertheless Crete served a very guard against low bombing at-

our omnibus methods of combat- Ing attacks from the air have that while engaged in full dress important and highly useful tacks.

It is here that the fighter or proved so effective, despite their battles in eastern Meditor-

any aircraft utilising any system limitations, that we have strong- purpose; it delayed the enemy In future it is quite conceive of combating the bomber-pos ly discouraged the enemy from ranean and northern Africa, we and caused hita, pretty considerable that they may be used in cases such a great advantage in carrying out attacks by day over successfully dealt with a

able losses in men and material, convoy work for observation its mobility,

the country threatening situation in Iraq,

work against submarines, W Creta was a reverse, but 4 In the last war kite-balloon

Better Defences And we are in process of dis

They Go To Sea tion with the balloons, and our enough to dissuade the enemy

night fighters, and our anti-air- from attacking us. The smoothness and efficiency craft, these should shortly make tion now runs, when the difficul- the enemy that he will, to a large apply to aeroplanes which come with which this great organisa- this country so unpleasant to My remarks, of course, do not ties and possibilities of making extent, cease to visit us. An objection is raised that if mistakes are evaluated, is most

down very low and fly over areas protectd by light automatic or you protect only the valuable remarkable,

At present the anti-aircraft machine guns. targets, the balle_hs will give

organisation that we are build- The balloons, which originally ing up in this country has to away their exact position, but were confined to land defence, suffer from one great defect. It this is not really cogent, because have now taken to the sen. is static. if there is any wind the balloon

On the water they are used That is to say, if you put a

will trail a long way to leoward. not only from stationary barges

to anfeguard important changun down next London it is of nels from magnetic and other no use to Manchester or Bir-

mingham...

The outcome of the Crote roverse which, there is every observers used to sit up in their However, our anti-aircraft tent from carrying out attacks couraging them to the same ex struggle encourages despond. reason Hope, will lead an balloons at several thousand feet methods are rapidly becoming by night. enry largely because the public eventual victory in the Near only few miles from the front more efficien It is our search had been to'd that retention of East "that will efface the dis

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