Air Minister Sees Barrage Balloons (1938)

Item title reads - Air Minister sees barrage balloons. Kidbrooke, Greater London. M/S as Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, walks along with an official. L/S as the barrage balloon is pulled out of the hangar, M/S as it is attached to a jeep. M/S as Sir Kingsley holds the rope attached to the balloon. C/U of the balloon, the real balloons will be made from another material as yet undisclosed. L/S as various balloons hover over the site whilst people ride by on bicycles and in cars. M/S as Sir Kingsley makes a speech about how the balloons will protect the country, soldiers cheer him. C/U of one soldier laughing. FILM ID:979.4 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont G