At Kalewa, on the River Chindwin in Burma, barrage balloons are positioned to deter low-flying enemy aircraft.

Man operating a winch as it spools out a mooring cable. Close-ups of machinery. Men handling an inflated barrage balloon at ground level. Man seated on a pile of hydrogen gas cylinders; another man picks up some equipment. Connecting a hose-like attachment to the balloon with close-up. Close-up hands on a gas bottle. Balloon inflating. Out of focus shot of men in the river. Balloon being hauled down; pontoon Bailey bridge over the River Chindwin in the background. Lorry drives across the bridge. Balloon ascending with a building (temple or shrine?) apparently built on stilts in the background.

Notes

No dopesheet for this film, but still a useful record of one of the lesser known units on the Burma front.