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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Balloon Command - January 1941
[No 30 Group | No 31 Group | No 32 Group | No 33 Group | No 34 Group]
Command HQ - Old Church Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex
HQ - London
| Station | Squadron | Equipment |
| Kidbrooke - No 1 Balloon Centre | No 901 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 902 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons | |
| Sheerness and Convoy | No 952 Sqn | 5 Flights, 32 Balloons (All waterborne sites including Convoy Flight) |
| Dover | No 961 Sqn | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons; 1 Flight, 8 Balloons (waterborne) |
| Manston | No 1 'M' Balloon Unit | |
| Hook - No 2 Balloon Centre | No 903 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 904 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons | |
| No 905 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons | |
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Weybridge |
No 954 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Stanmore - No 3 Balloon Centre | No 906 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 907 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons | |
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Langley |
No 956 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Chigwell - No 4 Balloon Centre | No 908 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons |
| No 909 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons | |
| No 910 Sqn | 5 Flights, 9 Balloons, includes 3 waterborne sites | |
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Harwich |
No 928 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons, includes 10 waterborne sites |
HQ - Birmingham
| Station | Squadron | Equipment |
| Sutton Coldfield - No 5 Balloon Centre | No 911 Sqn | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 913 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Wythall - No 6 Balloon Centre | No 914 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 915 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| No 916 Sqn | 4 Flights, 41 Balloons | |
| No 917 Sqn | 3 Flights, 31 Balloons | |
| No 7 Balloon Centre | Derby | |
| No 918 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Cardiff - No 14 Balloon Centre | No 953 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons; 1 Flight, 7 Balloons (waterborne) |
| Newport | No 966 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Barry | No 969 Sqn | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Pembroke - No 21 Balloon Centre | No 962 Sqn | 3 Flights, 24 Balloons (9 waterborne) |
| Swansea | No 958 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons 1 Flight, 11 Balloons (3 waterborne) |
| Port Talbot | No 965 Sqn | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons |
HQ - Romsey
| Station | Squadron | Equipment |
| Bristol - No 11 Balloon Centre | No 927 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
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Yeovil |
No 957 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 935 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| No 951 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| No 912 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Titchfield - No 12 Balloon Centre | No 924 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 930 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons; 1 Flight, 10 Balloons (6 waterborne) | |
| No 932 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| No 933 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Plymouth - No 13 Balloon Centre | No 934 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 964 Sqn | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons; 1 Flight, 8 Balloons (6 waterborne) | |
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Falmouth |
No 959 Sqn | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons; 1 Flight, 8 Balloons (waterborne) |
HQ - Sheffield
| Station | Squadron | Equipment |
| Liverpool - No 8 Balloon Centre | No 919 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons; 1 Flight, 12 Balloons (waterborne) |
| No 921 Sqn | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Warrington - No 9 Balloon Centre | No 922 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 923 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| No 949 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Manchester - No 10 Balloon Centre | No 925 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 926 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| No 963 Sqn | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Sheffield - No 16 Balloon Centre | No 939 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 940 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Hull - No 17 Balloon Centre | No 943 Sqn | 4 Flights, total balloons 32 |
| No 942 Sqn | 5 Flights, total balloons 42 (24 waterborne sites) | |
| No 944 Sqn | 2 Flights, total balloons 22 (11 waterborne) |
HQ - Tor House, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne - No 15 Balloon Centre | No 936 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons, includes 4 waterborne sites |
| No 937 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons, includes 3 waterborne sites | |
| No 938 Sqn | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| Glasgow - No 18 Balloon Centre | No 945 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 946 Sqn | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| No 947 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
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Ardeer |
No 967 Sqn | 6 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| Lyness - No 20 Balloon Centre | No 950 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
| No 960 Sqn | 2 Flights, 8 Balloons (waterborne); 1 Flight, 8 Balloons | |
| Kyle of Lochalsh (Administered direct by HQ No 34 Group) | No 920 Sqn | 1 Flight, 5 Balloons, 1 Flight, 11 Balloons (waterborne) |
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Forth and Methil |
No 929 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons, includes 7 waterborne sites |
| No 948 Sqn | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons (8 waterborne) | |
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Belfast |
No 968 Sqn | 5 Flights, 8 Balloons (8 waterborne) |
| RAF Station Cardington | Balloon Development Establishment | Controlled by Director of Armament Development |
| No 26 Maintenance Unit | 75 Balloons | |
| No 1 Balloon Training Unit | 75 Balloons | |
| No 972 Sqn (Mobile) | 3 Flights, 8 Balloons | |
| No 955 Sqn (Mobile) | 4 Flights, 8 Balloons |
Source - SD161 (6th Issue) January 1941
County names used are those in use at the time
[No 30 Group | No 31 Group | No 32 Group | No 33 Group | No 34 Group]
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