- 1 9 1 1 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Factory ▁was ▁separated ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Air ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁the ▁Bal lo on ▁Factory ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Royal ▁A ircraft ▁Factory . ▁ ▁Command ers ▁The ▁following ▁officers ▁served ▁as ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Bal lo on ▁Factory : ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁? , ▁Captain ▁J ▁L ▁B ▁Tem pler ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁Colonel ▁J ▁L ▁B ▁Tem pler ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Colonel ▁J ▁E ▁C apper ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁Bal lo on ▁Factory ▁was ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁Bal lo on ▁School . ▁ ▁Colonel ▁C apper ▁continued ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Bal lo on ▁School , ▁and ▁the ▁civil ian ▁consult ant ▁engineer ▁Mer v yn ▁O ' G orm an ▁was ▁appointed ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Bal lo on ▁Factory . ▁ ▁Several ▁months ▁later ▁Major ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁B ann erman ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Bal lo on ▁School ▁from ▁Colonel ▁C apper . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Bal lo oning ▁Category : History ▁of ▁av iation ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁Category : A viation ▁schools ▁in