Cardington, RAF Base c.1955
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We conclude the tour with another reference to manned flight, in this case airships. These gigantic sheds, originally painted black, were built to house airships: one was built in 1917 and extended to house R100, the other was built in 1927 for R101. The size is stupendous: 812 feet long, 390 feet wide and 180 feet high. Unfortunately, R101 crashed in 1930, and airship production stopped. The Short Brothers built the sheds, the administration blocks and a workers' village called Shortstown. It became an RAF base in 1936.
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