WWII Dirty British Coasters Convoy English Channel, Barrage Balloons For Defense

Description

An original World War II press photo of a British “Dirty British Coasters Convoy” in the English Channel, flying their own Barrage Balloons against German air attacks.
There are 14 British ships in the convoy.
These convoy’s would brave German attacks and move through the English Channel to move food and other materials that England needed to survive.  These convoys were often attacked by the Germans.  The Photo states in part
“DIRTY BRITISH COASTERS,
A CONVOY OF LITTLE FRIEGHTERS, WHICH PLY AROUND THE BRITISH ISLES AND ARE KNOWN AS
“DIRTY BRITISH COASTERS”
STEAMS DOWN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TOWING ITS OWN BALLOON BARAGE AS PROTECTION AGAINST AIR RAIDS.
THE SHIPS BRING FROM DISTANT POINTS OF THE ISLES THE PRODUCTS ENGLAND NEEDS TOP SURVIVE, FOOD FOR THE INHABITANTS AND EXPORT GOODS FOR OVERSEAS TRADE”
The photo is 8 ½ x 5 7/8 inches in size.  The photo has light wear to a couple corners and overall the photo is in nice condition.
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