This is a list of Barrage Balloon Organisations of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force formed shortly before and during the Second World War. As the AAF was 'embodied' with the RAF on the outbreak of war when the AAF stopped recruiting, all balloon squadron numbered 900 to 947 were AAF and from 948 to 999 were RAF.
Groups data from:- + Group Formed Formed At Disbanded Disbanded At Notes Fate No. 30 (Balloon Barrage) Group AAF 17 Mar 1937 7 Jan 1945 London / Hook No. 31 (Balloon Barrage) Group AAF 1 Apr 1939 13 Nov 1941 London / Birmingham No. 32 (Balloon Barrage) Group AAF London / Portsmouth / Romsey / Claverton No. 33 (Balloon Barrage) Group AAF 1 Mar 1939 4 Sep 1944 London / Newcastle upon Tyne / Kingston upon Hull / Sheffield No. 34 (Balloon Barrage) Group AAF 1 Jul 1940 4 Sep 1944 Newcastle / Edinburgh
Centres + Centre Formed Formed At Disbanded Disbanded At Notes Fate No. 1 Balloon Centre 4 Oct 1937 31 Mar 1945 Kidbrooke, London SE3 No. 2 Balloon Centre 4 Aug 1938 4 Oct 1941 Hook, Surrey No. 3 Balloon Centre 15 Dec 1938 15 Mar 1945 Stanmore, Middlesex No. 4 Balloon Centre 2 Aug 1938 1 Apr 1943 Chigwell, Essex No. 22 Balloon Centre 19 Feb 1944 20 Nov 1944 Biggin Hill, Kent No. 23 Balloon Centre 1 Feb 1944 15 Jan 1945 Gravesend, Kent No. 24 Balloon Centre 1 Jul 1944 15 Jan 1945 Redhill, Surrey No. 5 Balloon Centre Jun 1944 Whitehouse Common, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham No. 6 Balloon Centre Wythall, Birmingham, Transferred to No 32 Group13 Nov 1941 No. 7 Balloon Centre Jun 1944 Curzon Lane, Alvaston, Derbyshire No. 8 Balloon Centre Jun 1944 Fazakerley, Liverpool No. 9 Balloon Centre Jun 1944 Houghton Green, Warrington No. 10 Balloon Centre Jun 1944 Bowlee, Middleton, Greater Manchester No. 11 Balloon Centre Pucklechurch, Bristol No. 12 Balloon Centre Southampton Road, Titchfield, Fareham, Hants, Transferred to No. 30 Group AAF - pre Jun 1944 No. 13 Balloon Centre Collaton Cross, Yealmpton, Plymouth No. 14 Balloon Centre Jun 1944 Caerau, Ely, Cardiff No. 21 Balloon Centre 27 Aug 1940 31 Dec 1941 Pembroke Dock, Wales No. 15 Balloon Centre Long Benton, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne No. 16 Balloon Centre 15 Aug 1939 Jun 1944 Hemsworth, Norton, Sheffield No. 17 Balloon Centre 17 May 1939 15 Oct 1942 Royal Air Force Sutton-on-Hull, Hull No. 18 Balloon Centre Aug 1939 Bishopbriggs, Glasgow No. 19 Balloon Centre 21 Oct 1939 6 May 1940 Rosyth, Fife No. 18 Balloon Centre 2 Jun 1940 27 Dec 1941 Lyness, Orkney
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