RAF Cardington [entry point]

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RAF Cardington [entry point]

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RAF Cardington was located in Bedfordshire, 2 miles (4 kms) south-east of Bedford.

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Originally used as a site for the construction of airships, including the R101, Cardington commenced construction of barrage balloons in 1936 at which time it became 1 RAF Training Unit and a training centre for thousands of operators of barrage balloons.

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“RAF Cardington [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/21882.

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