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Balloon Shed

This is the Balloon Shed in Farnborough. The portable airship hangar at Farnborough is designated as a Grade II listed builkding for the following principal reasons: * Historical interest: this portable airship shed introduced for airships the concept of a mobile base in order to provide airship cover where needed, and is the only building of this type known to have survived. * Historical interest: the portable airship hangar was built at Farnborough in 1912 at a time when Farnborough was becoming the foremost site for aviation development in the country, Info from Historic England.

 

YCC52 2018 Wk 1

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Uploaded on January 6, 2018
Taken on January 6, 2018