There is no Operations Record Book available for No. 1 Beach Balloon Detachment. Information found from other sources is given below.
No. 1 Beach Balloon Detachment was formed in the first week of June 1943, with personnel mostly from No. 975 Balloon Squadron at El Firdan in the Canal Zone. The establishment was 1 officer and 19 airmen. F/O H.J. Wovenden was appointed Commanding Officer.