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No1 Balloon Centre, HQ Kidbrooke, consisted of 3 Squadrons (901,902 & 903).

Each squadron had 5 flights, each flight had 9 balloons. Making a total of 135 balloons.

Here you see a great example of a barrage of 5 balloons being flown with the winches

and men stood to.