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RAF Cardington Administration Building |
How many of you can rememeber passing through here?
What was it like inside? |
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Barrage Balloons at Cardington |
This is a very famous postcard photograph of Cardington |
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A Balloon Floats over Tower Bridge |
This must have been quite a sight in WWII |
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Balloon Shed at Cardington |
These enormous sheds were where many of you would have trained and prepared to walk your balloon outside to an area of activity. |
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Cardington from the air |
This shows the incredible acreage devoted to Balloon Command. |
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Early WW1 Type of Balloon |
Note the distibctive Roundel! |
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Balloon Doors at the Hangars |
Opening these must have needed some muscle and co-ordination. Who has stories to tell about this? |
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Restored Fordson Balloon Winch |
These must have been quite a device to drive and setup for Balloon Command. |
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Hanger with Balloons Being Moved Out |
This is a famous Keystone picture. Could you be in this picture? |
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Crashed Heinkel with Antibarrage Balloon Fenders |
This was one of the ideas that Germany tried and failed in an attempt to beat the Balloon Barrage |
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View in Hangar |
This looks a huge and cold place to me. How do you remember it? |
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View of Sheds in The Distance |
Even at this distance the size of these sheds is amazing! |
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