Appendix XXI
Equipment and Location of Balloon Squadrons
31st August, 1940
| Squadron | Equipment | Location |
|---|---|---|
| NO. 30 (BALLOON BARRAGE) GROUP, LONDON (Group Captain W. J. Y. Guilfoyle) | ||
| No. 1 Balloon Centre, Kidbrooke | ||
| 901 | 45 balloons | Abbey Wood |
| 902 | 45 balloons | Kidbrooke |
| 952 | 40 balloons (32 waterborne) |
Sheerness |
| 961 | 24 balloons (8 waterborne) |
Dover |
| No. 2 Balloon Centre, Hook, Surrey | ||
| 903 | 45 balloons | Forest Hill |
| 904 | 45 balloons | Clapham |
| 905 | 45 balloons | Kensington |
| No. 3 Balloon Centre, Stanmore | ||
| 906 | 45 balloons | Hampstead |
| 907 | 45 balloons | Woodberry Down |
| 956 | 24 balloons | Colnbrook |
| No. 4 Balloon Centre, Chigwell | ||
| 908 | 45 balloons | Metropolis |
| 909 | 45 balloons | East Ham |
| 910 | 45 balloons (3 waterborne) |
Dagenham |
| 928 | 24 balloons (10 waterborne) |
Harwich |
| NO. 31 (BALLOON BARRAGE) GROUP, BIRMINGHAM (Air Commodore J. C. Quinnell) | ||
| No. 5 Balloon Centre, Sutton Coldfield | ||
| 911 | 48 balloons | West Bromwich |
| 913 | 40 balloons | Sutton Coldfield |
| 962 | 24 balloons (9 waterborne) |
Milford Haven |
| No. 6 Balloon Centre, Wythall | ||
| 914 | 40 balloons | Northfield |
| 915 | 40 balloons | Rowkeath |
| 916 | 32 balloons | Coventry |
| 917 | 24 balloons | Coventry |
| No. 7 Balloon Centre, Alvaston, Derby | ||
| 918 | 32 balloons | Alvaston |
| No. 8 Balloon Centre, Fazakerley | ||
| 919 | 52 balloons (12 waterborne) |
Birkenhead |
| 921 | 48 balloons | Fazakerley |
| No. 9 Balloon Centre, Warrington | ||
| 922 | 32 balloons | Cuerdley |
| 923 | 32 balloons | Runcorn |
| 949 | 32 balloons | Crewe |
| No. 10 Balloon Centre, Manchester | ||
| 925 | 40 balloons | Manchester and Bowlee |
| 926 | 40 balloons | Bowlee |
| NO. 32 (BALLOON BARRAGE) GROUP, ROMSEY (Air Commodore A. A. Walser) | ||
| No. 11 Balloon Centre, Bristol | ||
| 912 | 24 balloons | Brockworth |
| 927 | 32 balloons | Bristol |
| 935 | 24 balloons | Filton |
| 951 | 40 balloons | Bristol |
| 957 | 24 balloons | Yeovil |
| No. 12 Balloon Centre, Fareham | ||
| 924 | 24 balloons | Eastleigh |
| 930 | 50 balloons (10 waterborne) |
Southampton |
| 932 | 32 balloons | Portsmouth |
| 933 | 24 balloons | Gosport |
| No. 13 Balloon Centre, Plymouth | ||
| 934 | 24 balloons | Plymouth |
| 959 | 24 balloons (8 waterborne) |
Falmouth |
| 964 | 24 balloons (6 waterborne) |
Torpoint |
| No. 14 Balloon Centre, Cardiff | ||
| 953 | 39 balloons (7 waterborne) |
Cardiff |
| 958 | 35 balloons (3 waterborne) |
Swansea |
| 965 | 16 balloons | Port Talbot |
| 966 | 40 balloons | Newport |
| 969 | 16 balloons | Barry |
| NO. 33 (BALLOON BARRAGE) GROUP, SHEFFIELD (Air Commodore S. W. Smith) | ||
| No. 15 Balloon Centre, Newcastle | ||
| 936 | 40 balloons (4 waterborne) |
Benton |
| 937 | 32 balloons (3 waterborne) |
South Tyne |
| 938 | 48 balloons | Billingham |
| No. 16 Balloon Centre, Sheffield | ||
| 939 | 40 balloons | Sheffield |
| 940 | 32 balloons | Rotherham |
| No. 17 Balloon Centre, Sutton-on-Hull | ||
| 942 | 42 balloons (24 waterborne) |
Hull |
| 943 | 32 balloons | Hull |
| NO. 34 (BALLOON BARRAGE) GROUP, EDINBURGH (Group Captain H. R. Busteed) | ||
| No. 18 Balloon Centre, Glasgow | ||
| 929 | 24 balloons (7 waterborne) |
South Queensferry |
| 945 | 40 balloons | Glasgow |
| 946 | 48 balloons | Renfrew |
| 947 | 32 balloons | Glasgow |
| 948 | 24 balloons | Rosyth |
| 967 | 48 balloons | Ardrossan |
| 968 | 40 balloons (8 waterborne) |
forming at Bishopbriggs; moved to Belfast 12.9.40. |
| No. 20 Balloon Centre, Lyness | ||
| 950 | 32 balloons | Lyness |
| 960 | 24 balloons (16 waterborne) |
Lyness |
| Under Group Command | ||
| 920 | 16 balloons (11 waterborne) |
Kyle of Lochalsh |
NOTE
The authorised establishment (initial equipment) of 2,600 balloons was made ud as follows:
| Total of foregoing establishments | 2,204 |
| Additions and extensions approved but not installed | 232 |
| Reserve for unforeseen contingencies | 164 |
| 2,600 |
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