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

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






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


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    That just really sucks.

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    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....."

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    Quote Originally Posted by 12bolts View Post
    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.

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    Transporting Chernobyl containment dome.


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    Wow!! That is unreal.

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    That must be the world's largest cover-up.
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    What a disaster that was. The documentary movie was very moving. So much sacrifice... so much cover up by the polit bureau.

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    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.

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