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Barrage Balloons around Barry, South Wales
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No. 14 Balloon Centre, Llandaff, Cardiff (31st August 1940)
953 39 balloons Cardiff (7 waterborne)
958 25 balloons Swansea (3 waterborne)
965 16 balloons Port Talbot
966 40 balloons Newport
969 16 balloons Barry
R.A.F. Balloon Squadron 969, comprising A Flight and B Flight
Bull’s Cliff, Porthkerry, Barry
Romilly Park, Barry
The Knap (Swimming Baths), Barry
Memorial Hall, Barry
Bell Street, Barry
Friars Point, (Barry Island
Nells Point, Barry Island
Maslin Park Playing Field, Barry Island
The Bassett Hotel, Barry
Docks Offices, Barry Docks (Dock Headquarters)
“The Mole”, No.1 Dock, Barry Docks
“The Basin”, No.3 Dock, Barry Docks
Supply Reserve Deport (SRD), Barry Docks
Hayes Road, Sully (near US Army Camp, known as G-40)
Cadoxton (Dock Entrance)
Laura Street, Cadoxton (near Gas Holder)
If anyone can add to the history of this section Barry History would be delighted to know of any information relating to personnel, anecdotes (escaped balloons etc), precious photographs, significant dates etc.
Please contact pgarwood@globalnet.co.uk and I can pass the information on.
Once you have read this section, here is an additional link to Barry at War for further information on Barry Sites. Click Here: http://barryatwar.info/