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Updated: 22 Feb 08
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942 Sqn, 17 Balloon Centre, Balloon Command
Some relief for the Waterborne did come in January 1940 with the erection
of two wooden huts on the North Wall at Grimsby Fish Dock and another
two at Island Wharf in Hull. These provided limited shore accommodation
for resting crews and the storing of their personal equipment.
The Flight at Grimsby was operating Balloons on 10 Drifters in the Humber
Estuary, 6 at the Boom and a further 3 off Immingham Dock. In addition
on land it was responsible for the preparation of Balloons for use on
certain minesweeping operations and Merchant Ships in Convoys but eventually
that work took place on board HMS Killingholme anchored on its station
in the Estuary. This vessel had a flat bottom that possibly gave both
the RN Crew and the RAF Airmen afloat a rough time and longed for a spell
ashore; this did come when it returned to Grimsby Docks every two weeks
for fuel, stores and balloon equipment including Hydrogen.
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