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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Balloon Command - February 1943
[Command HQ | No 30 Group | No 32 Group | No 33 Group | No 34 Group]
Command HQ - Old Church Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex
Units administered directly by Balloon Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Cardington | Cardington, Bedfordshire | |
| No 1 Balloon Training Unit | RAF Cardington | |
| Balloon Development Establishment | RAF Cardington |
HQ - Chessington, Nr Surbiton, Surrey
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Chessington (Weybridge) | ||
| No 954 Sqn | Huntspill, St George's Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey | |
| No 4 Balloon Centre | Chigwell, Essex | |
| No 907/8 Sqn (London) | No 4 Balloon Centre | |
| No 909/10 Sqn (London) | No 4 Balloon Centre | |
| No 928 Sqn (Harwich) | No 4 Balloon Centre | |
| No 993 (Mobile) Sqn (Chelmsford) | No 4 Balloon Centre | Temporary |
| No 1 Balloon Centre | Kidbrooke, London SE3 | |
| No 901 Sqn (London) | No 1 Balloon Centre | |
| No 902/3 Sqn (London) | No 1 Balloon Centre | |
| No 961 Sqn (Dover) | No 1 Balloon Centre | |
| 'M' Balloon Unit (Deal) | No 1 Balloon Centre | |
| No 952 Sqn (Sheerness & Convoy) | No 1 Balloon Centre | |
| No 994 (Mobile) Sqn (Canterbury) | No 1 Balloon Centre | Temporary |
| No 3 Balloon Centre | Stanmore Park, Middlesex | |
| No 904/5 Sqn (London) | No 3 Balloon Centre | |
| No 906 Sqn (London) | No 3 Balloon Centre | |
| No 956 Sqn (Langley) | No 3 Balloon Centre | |
| No 12 Balloon Centre | Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire | |
| No 924 Sqn (Southampton) | No 12 Balloon Centre | |
| No 930 Sqn (Southampton) | No 12 Balloon Centre | |
| No 932 Sqn (Portsmouth) | No 12 Balloon Centre | |
| No 933 Sqn (Portsmouth) | No 12 Balloon Centre |
HQ - Claverton Manor, Claverton, Nr Bath, Somerset
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 11 Balloon Centre | Pucklechurch, Bristol | |
| No 912 Sqn (Brockworth) | No 11 Balloon Centre | 2 Flights at Gloucester (Temporary) |
| No 927 Sqn (Bristol) | No 11 Balloon Centre | |
| No 935 Sqn (Filton) | No 11 Balloon Centre | |
| No 955 Sqn (Weston-super-Mare) | No 11 Balloon Centre | |
| No 957 Sqn (Yeovil) | No 11 Balloon Centre | |
| No 992 (Mobile) Sqn (Salisbury) | No 11 Balloon Centre | Temporary |
| No 14 Balloon Centre | Caerau, Ely, Cardiff | |
| No 953 Sqn | No 14 Balloon Centre | |
| No 966 Sqn (Newport) | No 14 Balloon Centre | |
| No 965 Sqn (Port Talbot) | No 14 Balloon Centre | |
| No 958 Sqn (Swansea) | No 14 Balloon Centre | |
| No 13 Balloon Centre | Collaton Cross, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon. | |
| No 1 (Mobile) Flight | No 13 Balloon Centre | Temporary |
| No 934 Sqn (Plymouth) | No 13 Balloon Centre | |
| No 964 Sqn (Plymouth) | No 13 Balloon Centre | |
| No 959 Sqn (Falmouth) | No 13 Balloon Centre |
HQ - Parkhead House, Abbey Lane, Sheffield 11
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 8 Balloon Centre | Lime Tree Farm, Fazakerley, Liverpool 10 | |
| No 919 Sqn (Liverpool) | No 8 Balloon Centre | |
| No 921 Sqn (Liverpool) | No 8 Balloon Centre | |
| No 970 Sqn (Barrow) | No 8 Balloon Centre | |
| No 922/3 Sqn (Runcorn) | No 8 Balloon Centre | |
| No 10 Balloon Centre | Bowles, Middleton, Manchester | |
| No 925 Sqn (Manchester) | No 10 Balloon Centre | |
| No 926 Sqn (Manchester) | No 10 Balloon Centre | |
| No 949 Sqn (Crewe) | No 10 Balloon Centre | |
| No 963 Sqn (Accrington) | No 10 Balloon Centre | |
| No 16 Balloon Centre | Hemsworth, Norton, Sheffield | |
| No 939/40 Sqn (Sheffield) | No 16 Balloon Centre | |
| No 918 Sqn (Derby) | No 16 Balloon Centre | |
| No 995 (Mobile) Sqn (Norwich) | No 16 Balloon Centre | Temporary |
| RAF Sutton-on-Hull | Sutton-on-Hull, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire | |
| No 942 Sqn | RAF Sutton-on-Hull | |
| No 6 Balloon Centre | Wythall, Birmingham, South. | |
| No 911 Sqn (Birmingham) | No 6 Balloon Centre | |
| No 913 Sqn (Birmingham) | No 6 Balloon Centre | |
| No 914/15 Sqn (Birmingham) | No 6 Balloon Centre | |
| No 916/17 Sqn (Coventry) | No 6 Balloon Centre |
HQ - Tor House, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 968 Sqn | Belfast | Also see RAFNI |
| No 929 Sqn (Forth) | Dundas Castle, South Queensferry, West Lothian | Administered directly by Group HQ |
| No 18 Balloon Centre | 38 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow C2 | |
| No 945 Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre | |
| No 946/7 Sqn | No 18 Balloon Centre | |
| No 920 Sqn | Londonderry | Also see RAFNI |
| No 950 Sqn | Lyness, Orkneys | Administered directly by Group HQ |
| No 15 Balloon Centre | Long Benton, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | |
| No 936 Sqn | No 15 Balloon Centre | |
| No 937 Sqn (Newcastle) | No 15 Balloon Centre | |
| No 938 Sqn (Billingham) | No 15 Balloon Centre |
The following unit has been formed at RAF Chessington and will proceed to the Middle East in February 1943 : -
No 1 Balloon Parachute Training Section
Source - February 1943 SD161
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 30 Group | No 32 Group | No 33 Group | No 34 Group]
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