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Closed Save Cardington Airfield, for future airship programes.

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Cardington Airfield is under threat of development.

The airship industry is growing, in this part of the world including Europe, areas suitable for constructing and flying large LTA (lighter than air) vehicles is limited to one place, Cardington, Bedfordshire.

If houses are Built on or near this airfield it will kill off any future airship or lighter than air vehicle development.

The airfield is needed as well as the airship sheds it is a unique purpose built site.

This petition is to stop any further development on this site that will impede use of the airfield for airships now and in the future.

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    This petition will stay open until 25 September 2013.