North Queensferry Barrage Balloons – 3

Sites from Rosyth to Inverkeithing

This map shows further barrage balloon sites identified by Canmore at Rosyth, North Queensferry and Inverkeithing.

The ‘B’ Flight locations from Bob’s map are red, the additional seven sites round Rosyth are blue, headquarter locations are purple. Of the four sites in green from Canmore, the three at Inverkeithing may be later positions for the sites on Bob’s map.  The location of the site at Carlingnose is identified by Canmore as Carlingnose Barracks Barrage Balloon Site.

Given the military’s predilection for orderly numbering systems, these seven were probably the responsibility of ‘A’ Flight. (1) Windylaw Head, (2) Brankholm Brae, (3) Hilton Road, (4) Dundas Road, (5) Ferrytoll Road, (6) Castle Road, and (7) Rosyth Recreation Ground.

[No. 948 Balloon Squadron RAF is listed as having 24 balloons in Aug 1940. So ‘C’ and ‘D’ Flights were probably smaller units, with eight further balloons covering the stretch from RNAS Donibristle to Methil.]