Gray Field namesake's 'oxygen ran out before his courage'
The airfield at Fort Lewis is named for a nearly forgotten high-flying aviator from the Evergreen State, with family history here stretching back to the 1830s.
Source: mynorthwest.com
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Barrage balloons at Hornchurch airfield | Romford Recorder
Andy Grant Published: 12:00 PM March 6, 2021 An RAF Corporal delivers a lecture on mooring a barrage balloon to WAAFs in 1942. Practically all balloon sites would be operated by women. - Credit: PA Barrage balloons had been used during the First World War as a defence against low flying aircraft and in 1938 they were once again deployed for defensive reasons, primarily to hamper dive bombers. On February 26, 1939 the Balloon Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force gave a demonstration of the...
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Watts Balloon Squadron Of The Auxiliary Air Balloon Centre At Chigwell First World War Balloon Squadron
Source: romfordrecorder.co.uk