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RAF Cardington
After the shut down of the airship program cardington's future hang in the balance, however during the build up to WW2 the balloon barrage was seen as a good form of defense against bombers, and the site of Cardington was chosen to build balloons and train crews, also it was used as a major recruitment center and also a demob center, many RAF personnel passed through its gates, lots of info on this stage of Cardington's service life can be found at the historical shortstown site here .
Fantastic new site just launched for RAF Cardington, v v v cool site, address is here
RAF Cardington finally closed its doors in 1999, a sad day, however the RAF still have a presence there with the 134sqd air cadets .
the actual RAF site is being redeveloped, by Bellway homes, is taking shape very quickly and the headquarters building is fully restored.
Here is a video of the reopening of the Shorts/headquarters Building
Fantastic new site just launched for RAF Cardington, v v v cool site, address is here
RAF Cardington finally closed its doors in 1999, a sad day, however the RAF still have a presence there with the 134sqd air cadets .
the actual RAF site is being redeveloped, by Bellway homes, is taking shape very quickly and the headquarters building is fully restored.
Here is a video of the reopening of the Shorts/headquarters Building
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