The Airship Heritage Trust was set up in 1985 by a group of dedicated enthusiasts and relatives of the original crew members. Over the last few years from its humble beginings the Trust has grown and worked very hard to where it is today, with it's membership of over 150 worldwide.

The Trust founding members whose actions were the foundations of the Airship Heritage Trust, formerly FOCAS (Friends of the Cardington Airship Station) are as follows:

Jarvis Frith	Ernest Johnston	Anne Feilden
Edward Greenstreet	Leslie Speed	Francis Kiernan
Geoffrey Keep	Guy Hartcup	Crispin Rope
Donald Beattie	Kenneth Burchett	Albert Hunt
Dr. Richard Grabowsky	Rebecca Grabowsky	Paul Grabowsky Atherstone
Richard Albone	John Sefton Brancker	Sir Peter Masefield
Sir Frederick Tymms