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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Home Commands - July 1940
Balloon Command (HQ - Stanmore, Middlesex)
No 30 (Balloon Barrage) Group (HQ - Kelvin House, Cleveland Street, London W1)
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 1 Balloon Centre | Kidbrooke, London | |
| No 901 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 1 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 902 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 1 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 952 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 4 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 6 Balloons (Thames - all waterborne) |
| No 2 Balloon Centre | Hook, Surrey | |
| No 903 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 904 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 2 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 905 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 2 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 3 Balloon Centre | Stanmore, Middlesex | |
| No 906 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 3 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 907 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 3 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 956 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 3 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 4 Balloon Centre | Chigwell, Essex | |
| No 908 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 4 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 909 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 4 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 910 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 4 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 928 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 4 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons (Harwich includes 3 waterborne sites) |
No 31 (Balloon Barrage) Group (HQ -176 Broad Street, Birmingham)
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 5 Balloon Centre | Sutton Coldfield | |
| No 911 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 5 Balloon Centre | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 913 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 5 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 6 Balloon Centre | Wythall | |
| No 914 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 6 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 915 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 6 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 916 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 6 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 917 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 6 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 7 Balloon Centre | Derby | |
| No 918 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 7 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 8 Balloon Centre | Liverpool | |
| No 919 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 8 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 921 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 8 Balloon Centre | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 9 Balloon Centre | Warrington | |
| No 922 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 9 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 923 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 9 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 949 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 9 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 10 Balloon Centre | Manchester | |
| No 925 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 10 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 926 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 10 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 11 Balloon Centre | Bristol | |
| No 927 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 11 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 951 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 11 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 912 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 11 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 935 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 11 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 14 Balloon Centre | Cardiff | |
| No 953 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 14 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 13 Balloon Centre | Plymouth | |
| No 934 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 13 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 12 Balloon Centre | Titchfield | |
| No 924 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 12 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 930 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 12 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons 1 Flight, 10 Balloons (waterborne) |
| No 932 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 12 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 933 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 12 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 15 Balloon Centre | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| No 936 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 15 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons includes4 waterborne sites |
| No 937 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 15 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 938 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 15 Balloon Centre | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 16 Balloon Centre | Sheffield | |
| No 939 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 16 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 940 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 16 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 17 Balloon Centre | Sheffield | Transferred from Hull |
| No 942 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 17 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, Total Balloons 43, includes 25 waterborne sites |
| No 943 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 17 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, Total Balloons 31 |
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 18 Balloon Centre | Glasgow | |
| No 945 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 946 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 947 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 929 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn (Firth of Forth) | No 18 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons include 7 waterborne sites |
| No 948 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn (Firth of Forth) | No 18 Balloon Centre | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 950 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | Scapa | 8 Flights, 7 Balloons includes 12 waterborne
sites Administered direct by HQ No 34 Group |
| No 920 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | Kyle of Lochalsh | 1 Flight, 5 Balloons (land) 1 Flight, 11 Balloons (waterborne) Administered direct by HQ No 34 Group |
| RAF Station Cardington | Cardington, Bedford | |
| No 958 Mobile Balloon Sqn | RAF Cardington | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 957 Mobile Balloon Sqn | RAF Cardington | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Balloon Development Establishment | RAF Cardington | under C Arm D |
| No 26 Maintenance Unit | RAF Cardington | Maintenance Command unit |
| No 1 Balloon Training Unit | RAF Cardington | 75 Balloons |
No 22 (Army Co-operation) Group (HQ - Farnborough)
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| RAF Station Farnborough | Farnborough, Hampshire | |
| Royal Aircraft Establishment | RAF Farnborough | |
| School of Photography | RAF Farnborough | |
| HQ, No 1 AACU | RAF Farnborough | |
| RAF Station Odiham | Odiham, Hampshire | |
| No 613 Sqn | RAF Odiham | Lysanders |
| No 110 Sqn RCAF* | RAF Odiham | Lysanders |
| Auto-Giro Training Flight (Auto-Giro) | RAF Odiham | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Cardiff | |
| RAF Station Old Sarum | Old Sarum, Wiltshire | |
| No 225 Sqn | RAF Old Sarum. | Lysanders |
| No 1 School of Army Co-operation | RAF Old Sarum. | Hectors/Lysanders |
| RAF Station Andover | Andover, Hampshire | |
| RAF Staff College | RAF Andover | |
| No 2 School of Army Co-operation | RAF Andover | Ansons/Blenheims |
| RAF Station Ringway | Ringway, Manchester, Lancashire | |
| No 110 AACU Wing | RAF Ringway | |
| No 6 AACU | RAF Ringway | Various |
| No 7 AACU | Castle Bromwich | Various |
| No 2 Sqn | Hatfield - Station in Flying Training Command | Lysanders |
| No 4 Sqn | Linton-on-Ouse - Station in Bomber Command | Lysanders |
| No 52 Wing | RAF Grangemouth | |
| No 614 Sqn | RAF Grangemouth | Lysanders |
| No 50 Wing | RAF Redhill | |
| No 16 Sqn | RAF Redhill | Lysanders |
| No 51 Wing | RAF West Malling | |
| No 26 Sqn | RAF West Malling | Lysanders |
| No 13 Sqn | Hooton Park - Station in Coastal Command | Lysanders |
| No 112 Sqn RCAF* | High Post | Lysanders |
| No 53 Sqn | Gatwick | Blenheims |
*Non-operational
No 22 Group was also responsible for the flights No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, located as follows: -
| Flight(s) | Location | To work with the range at |
| HQ | RAF Farnborough | |
| A | RAF Weston Zoyland | Watchet |
| B | RAF Carew Cheriton - Station in Coastal Command | Manorbier |
| C J |
RAF Penrhos - Station in Flying Training Command | 'Towyn Ty-Croes |
| D G V |
RAF Cleave | St Agnes Head Cleave
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| E | RAF West Freugh - Station in Training Command | Burrow Head |
| F | RAF Squires Gate | Cark |
| L | RAF Carew Cheriton - Station in Coastal Command | Aberporth |
| K | ½ Flight - RAF Weston Zoyland ½ Flight - RAF Cleave |
Penhale Sands
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| W | RAF Kidsdale | Burrow Head |
| X & Z | RAF Watchet | Watchet |
| Y | RAF Manorbier | Manorbier |
Flights A - L are Towing Flights, V - Z are Pilotless Aero Flights
No 61 Group (HQ - Dunlambert Hotel, Belfast)
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 88 Sqn | RAF Sydenham | Battles |
| No 226 Sqn | RAF Sydenham | Battles |
| No 75 AS Equipment Section | RAF Sydenham | |
| No 64 Fighter Wing Servicing Unit | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 11 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 12 Wireless Intelligence Section | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 231 Sqn | RAF Newtownards | Lysanders |
| Embarkation Office | Parent Unit |
| London | Kidbrooke |
| Liverpool | Sealand |
| Southampton | Calshot |
| Avonmouth | Filton |
| Barry | St Athan |
| Newport | Cardiff |
| Swansea | Pembrey |
| Fowey | Mount Batten |
| Leith | Turnhouse |
| Glasgow | Abbotsinch |
| Aberdeen | Dyce |
Air ministry (E11) is responsible for operational control and personnel questions affecting officers of the Embarkation Offices.
The Parent units indicated are responsible for pay, accounting and administration involving airmen.
Source - SD161 (4th Issue), Jul 1940
County names used are those in use at the time
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