How were barrage balloons a deterrent to strafing by low-flying German aircraft during the D-Day invasion? Wouldn't an airplane that couldn't avoid one easily cut it to pieces? - Quora
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Heinkel He-111 H-8 “Ballonabweiser” with large cable-cutting device to counter barrage balloons. : r/wwiipics
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