Lowering a "kite" over the side of a British mine sweeper. These kites act as weights to the mine sweeping wires which stretch between two vessels, ensuring that the sea is swept from the surface to the sea bottom
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 11, 13 January 1940, Page 8
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39Lowering a "kite" over the side of a British mine sweeper. These kites act as weights to the mine sweeping wires which stretch between two vessels, ensuring that the sea is swept from the surface to the sea bottom Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 11, 13 January 1940, Page 8
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