HC Deb 10 October 1945 vol 414 c234W
Wing-Commander Hulbert

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air how many aircraft, both piloted and non-piloted, were destroyed by Balloon Command between 1939 and 1945.

Mr. Strachey

Twenty-four piloted and 278 non-piloted aircraft were destroyed by R.A.F. Balloon Command between 1939 and 1945.