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Cardington Airstrip

Bedford, Bedford, United Kingdom

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GB-0752

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95 ft

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Location

Bedford, Bedford · ENG · United Kingdom

Position

52.106°, -0.417° · 95 ft elev.

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Historic airfield adjacent to Cardington's famous airship sheds.

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Bedford, United Kingdom

Cardington Airstrip is a small general aviation airfield located near the village of Cardington, south of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It sits adjacent to the internationally recognized Cardington Sheds, two enormous historic hangars originally built to construct and house British airships in the early twentieth century. The airstrip serves light aircraft and general aviation purposes rather than commercial passenger operations. The surrounding area retains strong associations with British airship history, including the ill-fated R101 airship that crashed in 1930.

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›Located adjacent to the historic Cardington Sheds, some of the largest buildings in the United Kingdom by volume.
›The site has deep historical ties to British airship development in the 1920s and 1930s.
›The R101 airship, which crashed fatally in France in 1930, was built and based at Cardington.
›The airstrip is used primarily for general aviation and light aircraft operations.
›Cardington has been used as a film and production location due to its vast hangar spaces.

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Cardington Airfield

Former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England

Cardington Airfield, previously RAF Cardington, is a former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, with a long and varied history, particularly in relation to airships and balloons. The station was formerly part of the civil parish of Eastcotts, before that was abolished on 1 April 2019.

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