RAF Balloon Command
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Balloon Command was the Royal Air Force command which was responsible for controlling all the United Kingdom-based barrage balloon units during the Second World War.
WAAF Barrage Balloon crews at RAF Cardington.
Restored Fordson Sussex Balloon Winch Tender
Rear view of Fordson Sussex on display at the RAF Museum Hendon.
Balloons over London.
Cardington Airfield
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Cardington Airfield, previously RAF Cardington, is a former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, with a long and varied history, particularly in relation to airships and balloons. The sta
RAF Balloon Command
…had the following organization: Headquarters at Old Church Lane, Stanmore in Middlesex, nearby RAF Fighter Command. This in turn directly controlled: RAF Cardington RAF Chessington The command consisted of five groups which were in turn subdivided into balloon centres (equivalent to wings of heavier-than-air…
Former airship sheds at Cardington during 2017.