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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Home Commands - August 1940
Balloon Command (HQ - Stanmore, Middlesex)
No 30 (Balloon Barrage) Group (HQ - Kelvin House, Cleveland Street, London W1)
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| 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 (includes 3 waterborne sites) |
| No 928 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn
|
No 4 Balloon Centre (Harwich) |
3 Flights, 8 Balloons (includes 3 waterborne sites) |
| 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 954 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn
|
No 2 Balloon Centre (Weybridge) |
3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| 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 1 Balloon Centre (Thames) |
5 Flights, 32 Balloons (all waterborne) |
| No 1 Balloon Centre (Convoy) |
1 Flights, 8 Balloons (all waterborne) | |
| No 961 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn
|
No 1 Balloon Centre (Dover) |
2 Flights, 8 Balloons 1 Flight, 8 Balloons (waterborne) |
| No 1 'M' Balloon Unit | No 1 Balloon Centre
(Manston) |
|
| 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 (Langley) |
3 Flights, 9 Balloons |
No 31 (Balloon Barrage) Group (HQ -176 Broad Street, Birmingham)
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| No 7 Balloon Centre | Derby | |
| No 918 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 7 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 8 Balloon Centre | Liverpool | |
| No 919 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 8 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons 1 Flight, 12 Balloons (waterborne) |
| No 921 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 8 Balloon Centre | 6 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 |
| 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 962 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 5 Balloon Centre (Milford Haven) |
1 Flight, 7 Balloons 1 Flight, 9 Balloons (waterborne) |
| No 963 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 5 Balloon Centre (Milford Haven) |
3 Flight, 9 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 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 14 Balloon Centre | Cardiff | |
| No 953 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 14 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons 1 Flight, 7 Balloons (waterborne) |
| No 958 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 14 Balloon Centre (Swansea) |
3 Flights, 8 Balloons 1 Flight, 11 Balloons (waterborne) |
| No 965 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 14 Balloon Centre (Port Talbot) |
2 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 966 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 14 Balloon Centre (Newport) |
5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 969 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 14 Balloon Centre (Barry) |
2 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 957 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 11 Balloon Centre (Yeovil) |
3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 935 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 11 Balloon Centre | 3 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 13 Balloon Centre | Plymouth | |
| No 934 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 13 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 964 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 13 Balloon Centre | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons 1 Flight, 8 Balloons (6 waterborne) |
| No 959 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 13 Balloon Centre (Falmouth) |
2 Flights, 8 Balloons 1 Flight, 8 Balloons (waterborne) |
| 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 (4 waterborne sites) |
| No 937 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 15 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons (3 waterborne sites) |
| 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 | Hull | |
| No 942 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 17 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, Total Balloons 42 (24 waterborne sites) |
| No 943 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 17 Balloon Centre | 5 Flights, Total Balloons 32, |
| 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 | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 947 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 929 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre (Firth of Forth) |
3 Flights, 8 Balloons (7 waterborne sites) |
| No 948 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre (Firth of Forth) |
3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 967 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre (Ardeer) |
6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 968 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre (Belfast) |
5 Flights, 8 Balloons (5 waterborne sites) |
| No 20 Balloon Centre | Lyness | |
| No 950 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 20 Balloon Centre | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 960 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn | No 20 Balloon Centre | 1 Flight, 8 Balloons 2 Flights, 8 Balloons (waterborne) |
| No 920 (Balloon Barrage) Sqn Administered direct by HQ No 34 Group |
Kyle of Lochalsh | 1 Flight, 5 Balloons 1 Flight, 11 Balloons (waterborne) |
| RAF Station Cardington | Cardington, Bedford | |
| Balloon Development Establishment | RAF Cardington | under D Arm D |
| No 26 Maintenance Unit | RAF Cardington | Maintenance Command unit |
| No 1 Balloon Training Unit | RAF Cardington | 75 Balloons |
| No 970 Mobile Balloon Sqn | RAF Cardington | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 955 Mobile Balloon Sqn | RAF Cardington | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
No 22 (Army Co-operation) Group (HQ - Farnborough)
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| RAF Station Odiham | Odiham, Hampshire | |
| No 110 Sqn RCAF | RAF Odiham | Lysanders |
| No 112 Sqn RCAF | RAF Odiham | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Farnborough | Farnborough, Hampshire | |
| Royal Aircraft Establishment | RAF Farnborough | |
| School of Photography | RAF Farnborough | |
| HQ, No 1 AACU | RAF Farnborough | |
| RAF Station Cardiff | Cardiff | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Cardiff | |
| RAF Station Old Sarum | Old Sarum, Wiltshire | |
| No 1 School of Army Co-operation | RAF Old Sarum. | Hectors/Lysanders |
| RAF Station Andover | Andover, Hampshire | |
| 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 |
| Central Landing School | RAF Ringway | Whitleys |
| RAF Station Castle Bromwich | Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire | |
| No 7 AACU | RAF Castle Bromwich | Various |
| No 4 Sqn | Linton-on-Ouse - Station in Bomber Command | Lysanders |
| No 239 Sqn | Hatfield - Station in Flying Training Command | Lysanders |
| No 13 Sqn | Hooton Park - Station in Coastal Command | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Inverness | Inverness | |
| No 241 Sqn | RAF Worksop | Lysanders |
| Pilotless Aircraft Section | St Athan - Station in Technical Training Command | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Bury St Edmunds | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | |
| No 268 Sqn | RAF Bury St Edmunds | Lysanders |
| No 26 Sqn | RAF West Malling - Station in Fighter Command | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Gatwick | Gatwick, Surrey | |
| No 2 Sqn | Cambridge - Station in Flying Training Command | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Redhill | Redhill, Surrey | |
| RAF Station Tilshead | Tilshead, Wiltshire | |
| No 225 Sqn | RAF Tilshead | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Worksop | Worksop, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 613 Sqn | RAF Worksop | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Grangemouth | Grangemouth, East Lothian | |
| No 614 Sqn | RAF Grangemouth | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Lympne | Lympne, Kent | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Lympne | |
| RAF Station Christchurch | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Special Duty Flight | RAF Christchurch | |
| RAF Station Weston Zoyland | Weston Zoyland, Somerset | |
| No 16 Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland | Lysanders |
| No 8 AACU | RAF Weston Zoyland | Various |
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 U |
RAF Penrhos - Station in Flying Training Command | Towyn |
| D | RAF Cleave | St Agnes Head |
| E | RAF West Freugh - Station in Training Command | Burrow Head |
| F | RAF Squires Gate | Cark |
| G V |
RAF Cleave | Penhale Sands Cleave |
| J & Z | RAF Aberffraw | Ty-Croes |
| K | RAF Cleave | Penhale Sands |
| L & X | RAF Aberporth | Aberporth |
| W | RAF Kidsdale | Burrow Head |
| Y | RAF Manorbier | Manorbier |
Flights A - L are Towing Flights, V - Z are Pilotless Aero Flights
RAF Northern Ireland (HQ - Dunlambert Hotel, Belfast)
| Unit | Location | Equipment |
| No 48 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Ansons (15 Group unit) |
| No 233 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Hudsons (15 Group unit) |
| No 245 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Hurricane (13 Group unit) |
| No 502 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Ansons/Bothas (15 Group unit) |
| No 12 Wireless Intelligence Section | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 11 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 22 Wireless Servicing Unit | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 231 Sqn | RAF Newtownards | Lysanders |
| No 88 Sqn | RAF Sydenham | Battles |
| No 226 Sqn | RAF Sydenham | Battles |
| No 75 AS Equipment Section | RAF Sydenham |
| Embarkation Office | Parent Unit |
| London | Kidbrooke |
| Liverpool | Sealand |
| Southampton | Calshot |
| Avonmouth | Filton |
| Barry | St Athan |
| Belfast | Sydenham |
| Newport | Cardiff |
| Lerwick | Sullom Voe |
| Swansea | Pembrey |
| Fowey? | Mount Batten |
| Stranraer | Stranraer |
| 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 (5th Issue), August 1940
County names used are those in use at the time
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