North Queensferry Barrage Balloons

Introduction

 
Bob Cubin’s book “No Flight Of Fancy – Reminiscences Of A Balloon Barrage Man” identifies nine barrage balloon sites around North Queensferry. (Extracts from his book form the basis of much of this article.)

‘B’ Flight site locations.

These sites were part of the Forth Barrage operated by No 19 Balloon Centre during WWII. The barrage comprising land sites on the Fife and Lothian side of the Forth, and barge sites on the river. The land sites in Fife guarded the Forth Bridge, Rosyth Dockyard, RNAS Donibristle and Methil Docks against air raids.
 

Index

1 The Barrage Balloon Service
2 Destination Fife
3 Sites from Rosyth to Inverkeithing
4 Crew accommodation
5 A Barrage Balloon
6 Danger to operators
7 Improved practices
8 Retaining rings at Carlingnose Quarry
9 1941 – arrival of the first Polish airmen
10 September 1941 – Flight HQ moves to Donibristle
11 1942 – Mergers and transfers
12 The arrival of the WAAF
13 The Luftwaffe changes tactics
14 Preparations for D-Day
15 Memorial to the men and women of RAF Balloon Command
16 The Forth Balloon Barrage on Film