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was stationed there as one of the hangars housed the balloons from which trainees made their first drops. In 1954 RAF Maintenance
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Training Unit responsible for the storage and training of balloon operators and drivers. From 1943 to 1967 it was home to the RAF meteorological research balloons training unit, undertaking development and storage (after 1967 this was undertaken by the Royal Aircraft Establishment).
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Research Station (part of the Home Office) which conducted gas explosion experiments and for investigating fires. Full scale testing and fire research was undertaken from 1989. In 1990 the facility was transferred to
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October 1924 and March 1926; its roof was raised by 35 feet and its length increased to 812 feet. The No. 2 (southern) shed, which had originally been located at
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attempted to revive the fortunes of the airship industry in the Shed 1 (on closure of the RAE operation) in the 1980s, but the efforts ended in failure. As of 2022, the site was being used for the development of a
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