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Royal Air Force RAF WW2 Royal Air Force RAF Dog Tag PAIR – 1647561
Royal Air Force RAF WW2 Royal Air Force RAF Dog Tag PAIR – 1647561
A clean pair of WW2 RAF dog tags to a Ronald Arthur Stevens RAF Cardington, joined in 1941. A bit of info comes as well.
Cardington Airfield, previously RAF Cardington, is a former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, with a long and varied history, particularly in relation to airships and balloons. The station was formerly part of the civil parish of Eastcotts, before it was abolished on 1st April 2019.
During 1936-7 Cardington started building barrage balloons; it became the No 1 RAF Balloon 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.
Royal Air Force RAF WW2 Royal Air Force RAF Dog Tag PAIR – 1647561