WWII barrage ballons used for night lighting at Chernobyl accident - photos

**Jon** · May 9, 2019, 06:16 PM

WWII barrage ballons used for night lighting at Chernobyl accident. Largest image sizes available.

More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrage_balloon

Previously:

Balloon popping machine - GIF
Balloon lifted farm field irrigation - GIF
Balloon manufacturing GIF

**Jon** · May 14, 2019, 04:12 PM

Russian Mi-8 helicopter hits a crane during Chernobyl cleanup efforts.

**Scotsman Hosie** · May 15, 2019, 08:17 PM

That just really sucks.

**12bolts** · May 16, 2019, 02:51 AM

Pilot thinking "I get to fly in a toxic radioactive dust cloud that is probably giving me cancer right now. Damm! my day just couldn't get any worse....."

**capngeo** · May 18, 2019, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by 12bolts

Pilot thinking "I get to fly in a toxic radioactive dust cloud that is probably giving me cancer right now. Damm! my day just couldn't get any worse....."

All in all, it was a blessing to the pilot. Many of those died a horrible death from radiation exposure soon after flying that job.

**Jon** · Apr 21, 2020, 01:48 PM

Transporting Chernobyl containment dome.

**Priemsy** · Apr 21, 2020, 07:33 PM

Wow!! That is unreal.

**Duke_of_URL** · Apr 21, 2020, 08:15 PM

That must be the world's largest cover-up.
s/o

**MIGuy** · Apr 21, 2020, 10:11 PM

What a disaster that was. The documentary movie was very moving. So much sacrifice... so much cover up by the polit bureau.

**Jon** · Apr 22, 2020, 10:13 AM

More on the containment tomb: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherno...fe_Confinement

Also, there's a short documentary on Netflix about this, called Building Chernobyl's Mega Tomb.