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Cardington, Bedfordshire

Cardington / Shortstown
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1917
1 January 2000
Housing / Film Studio​​s / Industry
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17 March 2024
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www.airshipsonline.com
www.rafcardington.org.uk

AIRFIELD SITE : Airship Shed No.1


AIRFIELD SITE : Airship Shed No.2


AIRFIELD SITE : Airship Sheds


AIRFIELD SITE : Roadway


AIRFIELD SITE : Station Headquarters


AIRFIELD SITE : Sub Station


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 01


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 02


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 03


MEMORIAL SITE : Cardington Village Sign


MEMORIAL SITE : Church of St Mary


MEMORIAL SITE : Church of St Mary Churchyard

Buried in this Churchyard are:
Senior Aircraftman Norman Alger (Royal Air Force)
Flight Sergeant Kenneth Angus (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Sergeant John Bishop (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Sergeant Stanley Britnor (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Aircraftman 2nd Class John Cunningham Brooks (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Constance Ethel Carter (Women's Auxiliary Air Force)
Sergeant J Chew (Royal Air Force)
Pilot Officer John Homfray Ellis (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Corporal C N Hathaway (Royal Air Force)
Sergeant John Angus Jackson (Royal Air Force)
Pilot Officer William Euerby King (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Wing Commander Henry G F Larsen (Royal Air Force)
Corporal Harry Albert Maddin (Royal Air Force)
Squadron Leader D A Mortimer (Royal Air Force)
Flight Lieutenant James A B Reid (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer C N Swann (Royal Air Force)
Warrant Officer L Sykes (Royal Air Force)
Warrant Officer J Tait (Royal Air Force)
Sergeant Leslie Roland Truman (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
​Leading Aircraftman L C Watson (Royal Air Force)
Corporal Thomas Edwin Watson (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Squadron Leader Basil Francis Williams (Royal Air Force)
Warrant Officer William John Wills (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer Ronald William Wright (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
​Private Arthur James Wrigley (The Parachute Regiment)

MEMORIAL SITE : R101 Airship Memorial


MEMORIAL SITE : R101 Airship Memorial Information Plaque


MEMORIAL SITE : R101 Crew Members Memorial


MEMORIAL SITE : RAF Cardington Memorial


MEMORIAL SITE : Shortstown Centenary 1917-2017 Information Plaque


MEMORIAL SITE : Shortstown Trader Bench


MEMORIAL SITE : Transport Trust Heritage Plaque


MISCELLANEOUS : Cardington Studios

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