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  "lead": "Balloon Command was the Royal Air Force command which was responsible for controlling all the United Kingdom-based barrage balloon units during the Second World War.",
  "body": "Balloon Command was the Royal Air Force command which was responsible for controlling all the United Kingdom-based barrage balloon units during the Second World War. ==Commanders== The following officers were in command: 1 November 1938 Air Vice-Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd 1 December 1940 Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage 1 February 1944 Air Vice-Marshal W C C Gell 13 February 1945 Air Commodore P L Lincoln Image:Barrage ballons.jpg|WAAF Barrage Balloon crews at RAF Cardington. Image:RAF Sussex balloon winch tender.JPG|Restored Fordson Sussex Balloon Winch Tender Image:Fordson Sussex ballon Winch tender rear view.JPG|Rear view of Fordson Sussex on display at the RAF Museum Hendon. Image:Barrage balloons over London during World War II.jpg| Balloons over London. Image:Cardington Shed BW.jpg|RAF Cardington near Bedford was home to a large Balloon Command unit. File:Royal Air Force Balloon Command, 1939-1945. CH8330.jpg|Dodge Type 'H' LHD cradle carrier, loaded with gas bottles. ==See also== Royal Auxiliary Air Force List of Royal Air Force commands ==References== ==External links== Balloon Barrage Reunion Club Website - Development of Balloon Command",
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