Opened: <= Oct 1914
Closed: ??
Units base here:
8 Kite Balloon Section :: 1914 -
Immingham was set up before the Great War as a Balloon Station by the
RNAS. Tethered kite balloons were trailed from convoy escort ships, taking
observers aloft in a wicker basket to around 3000 ft to watch for sea
mines, torpedo
tracks and submarines.
In addition to the primary ballooning role, some aircraft were based
here, such as the 154 DFW Military Arrow Biplane. Limited
numbers of airship operations were also conducted from Immingham during
the war.
On 1 Apr 1918 the Royal Air Force assumed command and was known as Number
8 Balloon Station until its closure.
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