London, Oct. 9.
The Air Ministry reported today that of the six balloons which broke loose during s demonstration of the " only one had not been recom The balloons were designed to raise an effective curtain of steel cables and plates to form a barrier to raid-raft in time of war. The were inflated from gas c: rried on motor lorries, and were anchored to the lorries, thus making them a highly mobile part of the defence precautions.
Air Ministry officials termed the demonstration "highly successful" despite accidents that occurred when the five balloons broke loose in a strong westerly wind. Broken cables smashed garden fences, smashed windows, demolished suburban telephone wires and short-circuited an electric railway when a cable touched the third rail—United Press.
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