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APPENDIX B - Hull Balloon Barrage operated by 942/3 Squadron

A Flight

  

B Flight
Site Location Map Ref   Site Location Map Ref
FHQ 4 Hamlyn Avenue, Anlaby Road TA 061288 ¶   FHQ Pearson Park TA 087303
53 138 Priory Road TA 059301   45 Victoria Dock TA 104283
55 Porter Street TA 089287   46 Sykes Street TA 099293
57 Hymers College TA 075296 ¶   48 Northumberland Avenue TA 096301
59 The Boulevard TA 079283   49 Clough Road TA 099317
64 National Avenue TA 068303   50 Pearson Park TA 086304
65 Northfield Road TA 066291 ¶   51 Norfolk Street TA 093295
66 Askew Avenue TA 064279   52 Queens Gardens TA 098288
67 Ledgers Yard TA 069275   56 West Park TA 077288
69 Pickering Road TA 052277   60 Dansom Lane TA 107296
70 Cod Farm Curing Yard TA 062263   72 Endsleigh Convent TA 083318
71 Priory Goods Yard TA 055869   77 Field off Welwyn Park Road TA 086334 ¶
        78 Field off Sutton Road TA 103325
             

C Flight

  

D Flight
FHQ 348 Holderness Road TA 116303 ¶   FHQ Wesleyan Chapel TA 142283
28 Holderness Drain South TA 132295   6 The Vicarage, Paull Road TA 167259 ¶
31 College Grove, Preston Rd TA 128301   15 New Paull Road, Paull TA 174273
32 East Park Tennis Court TA 127315   16 Preston Road Extension TA 147302
33 Willow Farm, Marfleet TA 138306   20

Somerden Road

TA 159297
36 Lodge Street TA 124398   21 Cod Liver Oil, Hedon Road TA 152292
37 Alexandra Dock Entrance TA 118292   23 Lock Head, K.G. Dock TA 141285
38 New Bridge Road TA 109295   24 Ceylon Street, Marfleet TA 140295
39 Lilac Avenue, Garden Village TA 112307 ¶   41 Robson's Brickyard, Hedon TA 182286
42 Cleveland Street TA 104310   58 Cook's Farm, Hedon TA 165294
79 Off Lambwath Road TA 115322   63 Hull Airport, Hull Road TA 169286 ¶
80 Wold View Farm Leads Road TA 113329   75 Corporation Road TA 132285
             

E Flight

  

F Flight
FHQ King George Dock Lock Pit. TA 139285   FHQ East Halton, North Lincolnshire TA 139200 ¶
19 Barge, River Humber TA 151267   3 Brick Lane TA 144186 ¶ ±
25 Barge, River Humber TA 145270   4 Chase Hill Road TA 153186
26 Barge, River Humber TA 135278   5 Haven Road TA 164103 ¶
29 Barge, River Humber TA 138272   7 Station Road, South Killingholme TA 172183 ¶
30 Barge, River Humber TA 129278   8 Pelham Rd Immingham TA 191153 ¶
34 Barge, River Humber TA 123274   9 Brickyard Lane West TA 152213 ¶
35 Barge, River Humber TA 121279   10 Brickyard Lane TA 147210 ¶
40 Barge, River Humber TA 115277   11 Chase Hill Farm TA 153198
43 Barge, River Humber TA 108278   13 Humber Road TA 184170
44 Barge, River Humber TA 163264   14 Town Side, East Halton TA 138198 ¶
47 Barge, River Humber TA 099274   17 Rosper Road TA 165185 ±
54 Barge, River Humber TA 094270   18 Skitter Road TA 140213 ¶ ±
61 Barge, River Humber TA 085264   22 Immingham Dock TA 193164 ±
62 Barge, River Humber TA 077262   27 East of Dock Estate TA 208152
76 Barge, Hobbles Buoy TA 147277        
             

G Flight

 

Number of Balloons Flown
FHQ North Wall, Grimsby Dock TA 278110  
Date Count   Date Count
01/09/1939 6   01/10/1940 72
01/10/1939 19   13/11/1942 66
01/01/1940 35   06/03/1943 66
01/04/1940 55   01/09/1943 56
15/06/1940 36   01/01/1944 56
31/07/1940 74   16/07/1944 0
1 Line of Balloons on Drifters between Immingham Dock and Stone Creek  
2  
12  
6 Drifters (Mobiles) Spurn Point to Grimsby  
Balloon Supply Ship HMS Killingholme  
Grimsby Tug John Mowlem  
2 Trawlers Registered Belgium  
± Estimated location. ¶ Some remains visible
 
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Stores		 Contents i ii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 Glossary Plan Appendixes: A B C D E F

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