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Cardington
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R-100
(© Steve Bond)
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RAF
Cardington airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Brownfield
site for housing, industry, agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Mooring Mast, built
1926
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Tower:
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Mast
dismantled and melted down 1943, derelict buildings remain (1999)
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Other
Buildings:
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Airship
hangars and works, Shortstown
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History:
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Station
History
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RAF
Cardington airfield
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1969
(© Steve Bond)
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1999
(©
Robert Truman)
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RAF
Cardington airfield
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Airfield:
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Royal Airship Works,
Training Command, Balloon Command, RAF Station.
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Opened:
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/1917
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Closed:
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04/2000
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ID Code:
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?
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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N/A
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Hangars:
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2
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County:
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Bedfordshire
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Location:
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3 miles SE of Bedford
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OS Ref:
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TL085470
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs
© copyright as stated
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RAF
Cardington airfield
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Entrance
to Main Offices
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Pillbox
by roadside
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Main
Offices, Workshops behind
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Canteen
1999
(©
Robert Truman)
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'The
Crescent' Shortstown Garden Village,
opposite Main Offices
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RAF
Cardington airfield
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Cardington
Airship Station = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2001 -
Cardington -
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