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647872 Corporal
Wilfred Gordon Allen
1105416 Sergeant Daniel Currie “Jock” Hamilton 975 & 980 Squadrons
966 Squadron Claims first German Bomber at Newport Wales 13th September 1940
Updated Dec 2008
Wing Commander John Sylvester "Jack" Wheelwright DSC
Pilot Officer George
Hutchinson 966 Squadron
Richard Jefferson Walters
a USA citizen who helped advise on Balloon Barrages prior
to WWII
Corporal 5309321 Samuel William Fowler 952 Squadron
Flight
Sergeant 872366 William Andrew Burn
Balloon Cable
Cutting Device for Aircraft
LAC J203547 John William
Hufton
Champion Balloon Team September 1943 South Wales and The West
The Archive of
Warrant Officer Frederick Quinn
Doodling at Duxford: a Day out with the V1
Flying Bombs
Barrage Balloon Vessels an
Introduction
The Outrageous Scandal of Mr Jack TAGG a British War Hero
George Baker Story and 952 Squadron
(FEB 08)
Annual General meeting at The Union Jack Club 20th
September 2007
PERSONAL HISTORY of STANLEY A. ROSS 902 Squadron 840928
Dorothy
(Doff) Hunt, LACW 2027976, 904/5 Squadron E Flight.Photo Archive
DORIS COX 901 / 932 / 933 Squadrons
HENRY BENJAMIN BANKS.901 Squadron.....Can
you help Felicia Riley??
Lilian Doreen
Dack (nee Taylor) and Vera Fox
853747 LAC Leonard Ashcroft Bancroft
Archive
FRANK VERNEY ARCHIVE
(FEB 08)
LAC (Purser) Percy BUSH
(APR 05)
2050224 Cpl Margaret Amy Jackson
(Bidstrup, formerly Rhodes ) (JUN 03)
Charles Richard John "Tiger" Hawkins AFC
Edna Joyce
MANN meets the Queen
Joe Riley 919/ 942 and 943
Squadron
LAC Edgar Charles "Taff" Garwood 980
Squadron
2059399 LACW
Kathleen Ellen WOOLEY DOB 10/12/1920
Eric Williams 909 Squadron East
Ham, March 1939 - August 1941
Barrage
Balloon Manual by LAC Margaret Lindsey
856676 LAC
Raymond George MUMFORD 935 Sqdn Royal Aux Air Force
WILLIAM JAMES DAVIES 933 932 and 970 Squadron
Henry Maurice Rowland 916 and 952
Squadrons
Click to see a painting by Grace
Kingston of a Barrage Balloon
BBRC - All about us and our history and how to join.
Balloon Command -Development
of Balloon Command in the first and second world wars
1940 Status -
Equipment and Location of Balloon Squadrons
as of 31 AUGUST 1940
A
Typical Balloon Crew - Staffing and typical routine
Roof Over Britain -published
in 1943 as a public information booklet.
Aubrey
Irving Moore 11155265 and Balloon Painting by Peter Wilson.
Theory of Barrage Balloons
- Discusses the Principle of Barrage
Balloon Flight and Function
The MK VII Series I Kite Balloon - Its construction and make up
-The basic parts
Roll of Honour - Fallen Comrades linked to Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Site
Former
Comrades - Detailed discussion of
former Balloon Operatives and their service history
Contacts - Who is who at the BBRC
Can You Help? -
A list of queries raised by members and the public about
Balloon Barrage Operatives
Articles about
Barrage Balloons by David Wintle
Article on
Balloon Winches by David Wintle
History of Balloons in
Warfare - the earliest uses of balloons in warfare.
Links
- Some great links to further information on Barrage Balloons
Reunion Pictures - Pictures of past
reunions and attending members
Temp Cpl Leonard Winston COOPER
For Sale
- Articles for sale by the BBRC
Hull's Own Air Force
Station by Len Bacon
Squadron Leader John Alexander KENT DFC , AFC.
Hanna
Reitsch - A German WWII test pilot who has been called "The Century’s Greatest
Pilot"
The Orkney Balloon Barrage in WWII By Ginny
Schroder
Balloon
Squadron Composition and Orders
Duke of
Edinburgh Meets Barrage Balloon Club Members to Celebrate 80th Anniversary of
the RAF
Sqdn/L Robert Wallis Beresford
Barrage Balloon Oil or Water
Manometer
Click Here to Find Out
about Barrage Balloon Cables
An extract of a story by John
Waddington-Feather on Barrage Balloons and their WWII experiences
Senator Joe Kennedy Meets Barrage Balloon Crew in London 1940
WWII Valentine Card with "Balloon Barrage"
Big Bertha from World war
II gets new role in the anti-terrorist war in Cyprus inn 1956
Pencil Sketch of Barrage Balloons over
Cardington
Books on Barrage Balloons and Balloon use in the Wars
Getting
Service Records From The RAF for Ex-RAF Personnel
Getting Your Medals for Your or Your Family
Pictures of 965
Squadron in Ternauzern 1944-45 including Joe Cheneler
Acting Squadron Officer Diana Mary BARTON OBE.
The first woman to Command a Balloon Unit In London
Balloon
Research at Experimentation Site Pawlett by Rex Haggett 2006
Tom
Flack Interview and Photographs and The Balloon Hangar at Pawlett, Somerset.
Ronald
Bullimore Archive from 910 Squadron