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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Command HQ | No 30 Group | No 32 Group | No 33 Group]
Command HQ - Old Church Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex
Units administered directly by Balloon Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Cardington | Cardington, Bedfordshire | |
| Balloon Development Establishment | RAF Cardington | |
| Balloon Command Signals Unit | RAF Cardington |
HQ - Chessington, Nr Surbiton, Surrey
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 1 Balloon Centre | Kidbrooke, London SE3 | |
| No 901 Sqn | Kidbrooke | No 1 Balloon Centre |
| No 902/3 Sqn | Brixton | No 1 Balloon Centre |
| No 909/10 Sqn | East Ham | No 1 Balloon Centre |
| No 952 Sqn | Sheerness | No 1 Balloon Centre |
| No 960 Sqn | Canterbury | No 1 Balloon Centre |
| No 961 Sqn | Dover | No 1 Balloon Centre |
| No 3 Balloon Centre | Stanmore Park, Middlesex | |
| No 904/5 Sqn | Clapham | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 906 Sqn | Kensington | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 907/8 Sqn | Harringay | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 911/13/15 Sqn | Chelmsford | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 928 Sqn | Felixstowe | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 951 Sqn | Norwich | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 954 Sqn | Cobham | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 956 Sqn | Colnbrook | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 969 Sqn | Great Yarmouth | No 3 Balloon Centre |
| No 12 Balloon Centre | Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire | |
| No 924/30 Sqn | Southampton | No 12 Balloon Centre |
| No 932/33 Sqn | Portsmouth | No 12 Balloon Centre |
| No 998 Sqn | Brighton | No 12 Balloon Centre |
| No 22 Balloon Centre | RAF Biggin Hill | |
| No 23 Balloon Centre | RAF Gravesend | |
| 'M' Balloon Unit | Walmer |
HQ - Claverton Manor, Claverton, Nr Bath, Somerset
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 6 Balloon Centre | Wythall, Birmingham, South. | |
| No 991 Sqn | No 6 Balloon Centre | |
| No 11 Balloon Centre | Pucklechurch, Bristol | |
| No 912 Sqn | Gloucester | No 11 Balloon Centre |
| No 927935 Sqn | Bristol | No 11 Balloon Centre |
| No 955 Sqn | Weston-super-Mare | No 11 Balloon Centre |
| No 957 Sqn | Yeovil | No 11 Balloon Centre |
| No 958 Sqn | Swansea | No 11 Balloon Centre |
| No 966 Sqn | Newport | No 11 Balloon Centre |
| No 997 Sqn | Weymouth | No 11 Balloon Centre |
| No 13 Balloon Centre | Collaton Cross, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon. | |
| No 934 Sqn | Plymouth | No 13 Balloon Centre |
| No 959 Sqn | Falmouth | No 13 Balloon Centre |
| No 964 Sqn | Plymouth | No 13 Balloon Centre |
| No 999 Sqn | Paignton | No 13 Balloon Centre |
| No 953 Sqn | Cardiff |
HQ - Parkhead House, Abbey Lane, Sheffield 11
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 15 Balloon Centre | Long Benton, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | |
| No 929 Sqn | South Queensferry | |
| No 936/7 Sqn | Newcastle upon Tyne | No 15 Balloon Centre |
| No 938 Sqn | Stockton-on-Tees | No 15 Balloon Centre |
| No 939/41 Sqn | Sunderland | No 15 Balloon Centre |
| No 942/3 Sqn | Sutton-on-Hull | Administered directly by Group HQ |
| No 950 Sqn | Kirkwall | Administered directly by Group HQ |
| No 1 Balloon Repair Unit | Bowlee | Administered directly by Group HQ |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 30 Group | No 32 Group | No 33 Group]
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