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Cardington

Also known as:	Bedford / Cardington Aerodrome / RAF Cardington / RAF Station, Cardington
County:	Bedfordshire
Current Status:	Aviation / Housing (main position) / Industry (main position)
Date:	1917 - 1 January 2000; subsequent limited flying to present
Current Use:	Limited flying
Used By:	RAF / Civil
Landing Surface Type(s):	Unpaved
Prominent People:	Sir Sefton Brancker / Lord Thomson
Aircraft Role(s):	Aircraft manufacture (main role) / Aircraft preparation/storage / Experimental / General aviation / Military development/support / Trainer

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

134 (Bedford) Squadron ATC
Cardington Parish Council
Eastcotts Parish Council
Frontier Estates
Hybrid Air Vehicles

Main unit(s) present:

Footage of the Mayfly airship at Barrow-in-Furness and a R101 airship at Cardington, 1911 and c. 1930s. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives

Three Commonwealth Prime Ministers observe the R33 Airship at Cardington, 1925. Courtesy of British Pathé

The R100 airship completing a successful flight to a mooring post at Cardington, 1929. Courtesy of British Pathé

The R100 Airship at Cardington, 1930. Courtesy of British Pathé

The Graf Zeppelin arrives at Cardington, 1930. Courtesy of British Pathé

Footage of Cardington, 1949. Courtesy of British Pathé

Footage of balloons at Cardington, 1949. Courtesy of British Pathé

RAF Cardington receiving the Freedom of Bedford, 1959. Courtesy of British Pathé

The RAF Research Centre at Cardington, 1966. Courtesy of British Pathé

Aerial footage of Cardington, c. January 2016. Courtesy of Crazy Places

Courtesy of Ed Andrews

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