William Gell (RAF officer)
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Air Vice-Marshal William Charles Coleman Gell, was an officer of the British Army and then of the Royal Air Force. He served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Balloon Command from 1944 to 1945
Air Vice-Marshal Gell in 1944
Air Vice Marshal Gell (far left), listens while Duncan Sandys announces the end of the German V-1 flying bomb campaign against London, September 1944
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.
William Gell (RAF officer)
…Gell, (10 July 1888 – 16 May 1969) was an officer of the British Army and then of the Royal Air Force. He served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Balloon Command from 1944 to 1945. Gell was born in Birmingham the son of William and Catherine Gell. He grew up at 111 Gough Road, Edgbaston, where his father managed…
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.