Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 5 Balloon Centre - Personnel and locations
It had not been officially formed at this time and was probably shown to indicate who was to command it
Location | Command/Group |
No 31 (Balloon) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | O D Smallwood | Officer Commanding, CBE, TD, DL, AAF (Col, TA) |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
No 31 (Balloon) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | O D Smallwood | Officer Commanding, CBE, TD, DL, AAF (Col, TA) |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
This was officially formed on 8 June 1939 at 885 Tyburn Road, Ergington in Birmingham but moved to Whitehouse Common, Sutton Coldfield on 16 June 1939. I housed Nos 911, 912 and 913 Squadrons.
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