"The name and location has been removed from this video for a reason of respect for the land owner!" The individuals naming this are doing so with no affect! The name of this site has been blocked in the UA-cam BAD WORDS section. "Think" and respect historic locations!
I've been here myself, its very eerie. The base is actually still active to a small extent, there's a vehicle depot on the other side from the hangars. And the base is occasionally used for helicopter training. One of the coolest things there is the old air traffic control tower.
The weird shaped blocks at the rear of each hanger are blast deflectors, the aircraft were started inside the hanger and taxied direct to the runway, the jet blast would dissipate at the rear away from personnel
You are doing so great I have been watching your channel for years love how you make it like a documentary, must be really annoying being stuck on 95k subs for ages I just want you to get 100k you really deserve it thanks for all your hard work that you do for us all Ian
The doors to the HAS were taken off by a demolition firm about a couple of years ago and chopped on site, presumably for scrap. Curiously there are a series of concrete man hole covers one forestry block over from the fence line where the HAS are located adjacent to the HAS which are presumed to be the top of escape hatches from the HAS. I bet if you could have got the other end of the base to the WSA your Geiger counter would have told a different story!!
You could buy those and turn them into survivor homesteads, divide them in half one homestead on each end, a city of sort, that if there isn't to much asbestos and such
A10, the "tank killer" remember seeing one of these flyng about over south Ashford circa 1990, give or take, around the fall of the wall. Awesome manoeuvrability, armed to the teeth, not stealthy at all, hugely loud aircraft. It even had it's own flight sim as i recall. 👍 cool horn type P.A. speaker on that pole. That would have been offensively loud.
I remember years ago back in the early nineties seeing these a fair bit up in Sutherland, on one occasion I watched one flying above the hills opposite my grans cottage, it would climb then the pilot would cut the engines and go into a dive then fire the engines back up again. It was a bit scary at first as I thought it was about to crash but soon realised what they were doing, pretty impressive skills I thought. I suspect they were using the live bombing range at Tain, an old manager I used to work for told me one of his friends was a pilot based at RAF Kinloss and they actually used to use the castle as a target (thankfully not live although I often worried that what if the pilot had a massive row with the mrs that morning and suddenly decided bugger it... 😁)
The A10 thunderbolt was also known as a "warthog" or "hog" hence the reason for "pigs" been written on the wall.....possibly. lol. Keep up the good work folks.
A10 "Warthogs" were not a fixed wing aircraft known to be used for packing around nuclear weapons. Is that statement you made Ian one that can be supported? Their extreme agility in front line combat support along with how well they maneuver at very low air speed to offer protection to combat troops and down pilots are why they are still in our arsenal of aircraft. Btw, I appreciate your video's very much Ian, Chris and Steven. Carry on chaps and cheers from across the pond!!
I'm still maintaining A-10s in the Air Force and they do not and never have carried nukes at all. The aircraft is too slow to get away from a nuclear blast if they delivered one. They do carry an awesome arsenal of weapons and have the 30mm Gatling gun, but no nukes.
Wow raf upper Heyford. Lovely airbase in Oxfordshire. Still active today but very very very rare aircraft takeoff and land. Might get the odd private ones.
If you take the official tour at upper Heyford you will be taken to a hanger with the original doors still working, and they operate them for you too film!
They are hardened aircraft shelters...supposed to withstand conventional or nuclear bomb blasts and protect the aircraft. If it came to war, the aircraft are a very valuable asset and need to be protected.
The HAS was also rated for explosives. An aircraft could be loaded with it's weapons and left inside ready to fly. Even without weapons, aircraft have explosive or propulsive parts.
I know you do. I was looking into adding them but sadly I have to add them individually for every video and I dont have the time for that. I work full time and doing that for over 1000+ videos is not going to happen. For newer uploads I will add subtiles, but not old videos.
The hangers at Upped Heyford are in much better condition.... with air craft winches left in some hangers and the doors on... ... the pilots would actually sit in the planes ready to deploy from these hangers....
Just amazing to see the vastness on the hangers and the hangers roof inside I was blown away by the attention to detail of metal work and why it was made this way! Anyway I really enjoy watching your video you get to know the ins and out of things pity this one wasn’t longer but hay ho can’t wait for next part 👍😊
Hit thumbs up b4 I watch just now it's a great job on some of the greatest history love it Ian and Chris ❤️😉 I was right now I got done can't wait for part 2 thanks guys for taking us with
The A-10 is the most badass plane ever, F-35 with all it’s advanced are no match for the Thunderbolt, it will hide and take the F-35 out with it’s massive cannon
A-10s were made basically to combat the threat of Soviet tanks....ask Iraq how well the Hog does against soviet tanks lol I was able to figure out where this was based upon the overhead shots you showed and google maps, but ill refrain from saying where. always wanted to explore a base like this. Unfortunately, we don't really have this luxury in the USA. Only a couple abandoned cold war bases exist...the rest are converted to civilian operations and no access inside the fences :(
Good explore guys as always. The A-10 is a bad aircraft. Can really take a beating. That little tobasco bottle came in an MRE pack. Stuff can last for years if the seal is intact.
Interesting vids and many thanks for posting them. Its frustrating though that your descriptions and terminology used is sometimes inaccurate. These buildings are not 'Hardened Aircraft Bunkers' they are known as Hardened Aircraft Shelters or HAS for short.
@@IKS-Exploration Ahh Okay, I saw your friend using the Mini on the Beachy Head video and thought it was IKS, the Mavic Pro is an excellent drone, keep up the great work, enjying watching from Nova Scotia Canada
what waste should be cleaned up and turned into an airport and visitor centre, museum and restaurant, private hangers, factory, car shows etc etc.. money money money
The Russkies would have blown up those crap hardened bunkers. Need a hollow mountain bunker like Switzerland or that one in former Yugoslavia. I remember the bombs in the Gulf War was easily penetrating the roofs of similar Quonset shaped bunkers. Thanks Ian!
The Russkies would have blown up those crap hardened bunkers. Need a hollow mountain bunker like Switzerland or that one in former Yugoslavia. I remember the bombs in the Gulf War was easily penetrating the roofs of similar Quonset shaped bunkers. Thanks Ian!
Good point. I think that when these hardened shelters were built, weapons weren't as accurate/smart, and they were meant to be blast proof - not bomb proof. Of course, nowadays they are no defence against modern munitions.
"The name and location has been removed from this video for a reason of respect for the land owner!" The individuals naming this are doing so with no affect! The name of this site has been blocked in the UA-cam BAD WORDS section. "Think" and respect historic locations!
I've been here myself, its very eerie. The base is actually still active to a small extent, there's a vehicle depot on the other side from the hangars. And the base is occasionally used for helicopter training. One of the coolest things there is the old air traffic control tower.
The yellow rectangle shapes on the floor are the outlines for the A10...basically their parking space 👍🏻
The weird shaped blocks at the rear of each hanger are blast deflectors, the aircraft were started inside the hanger and taxied direct to the runway, the jet blast would dissipate at the rear away from personnel
You are doing so great I have been watching your channel for years love how you make it like a documentary, must be really annoying being stuck on 95k subs for ages I just want you to get 100k you really deserve it thanks for all your hard work that you do for us all Ian
bless thanks for your support :)
18:27 that bent bracket is for the door opening motor to sit on.
The historical place like this are amazing
The doors to the HAS were taken off by a demolition firm about a couple of years ago and chopped on site, presumably for scrap. Curiously there are a series of concrete man hole covers one forestry block over from the fence line where the HAS are located adjacent to the HAS which are presumed to be the top of escape hatches from the HAS. I bet if you could have got the other end of the base to the WSA your Geiger counter would have told a different story!!
You could buy those and turn them into survivor homesteads, divide them in half one homestead on each end, a city of sort, that if there isn't to much asbestos and such
A10, the "tank killer" remember seeing one of these flyng about over south Ashford circa 1990, give or take, around the fall of the wall.
Awesome manoeuvrability, armed to the teeth, not stealthy at all, hugely loud aircraft.
It even had it's own flight sim as i recall.
👍
cool horn type P.A. speaker on that pole. That would have been offensively loud.
That connector you touched at about 8 mins in, & said "that's asbestos", well that's a canvas connector. I used to make them sometimes.
D. Pearson -Yepp,, a flex to keep the movement of the engine out of the system
Just found your channel. ....oddly addictive,informative and great fun...keep going lads ☺☺☺☺☺
Thanks for your support folk :)
I remember years ago back in the early nineties seeing these a fair bit up in Sutherland, on one occasion I watched one flying above the hills opposite my grans cottage, it would climb then the pilot would cut the engines and go into a dive then fire the engines back up again. It was a bit scary at first as I thought it was about to crash but soon realised what they were doing, pretty impressive skills I thought. I suspect they were using the live bombing range at Tain, an old manager I used to work for told me one of his friends was a pilot based at RAF Kinloss and they actually used to use the castle as a target (thankfully not live although I often worried that what if the pilot had a massive row with the mrs that morning and suddenly decided bugger it... 😁)
The A10 thunderbolt was also known as a "warthog" or "hog" hence the reason for "pigs" been written on the wall.....possibly. lol. Keep up the good work folks.
was known?
ya mean IS known....its still flying
@@15Med3 sorry. I meant is. Lol.
A10 "Warthogs" were not a fixed wing aircraft known to be used for packing around nuclear weapons. Is that statement you made Ian one that can be supported? Their extreme agility in front line combat support along with how well they maneuver at very low air speed to offer protection to combat troops and down pilots are why they are still in our arsenal of aircraft. Btw, I appreciate your video's very much Ian, Chris and Steven. Carry on chaps and cheers from across the pond!!
I'm still maintaining A-10s in the Air Force and they do not and never have carried nukes at all. The aircraft is too slow to get away from a nuclear blast if they delivered one. They do carry an awesome arsenal of weapons and have the 30mm Gatling gun, but no nukes.
Look the same as QRA at Upper Heyford. Sliding bomb proof door, blast vent at rear, winch to pull aircraft back into hangar.
Wow raf upper Heyford. Lovely airbase in Oxfordshire. Still active today but very very very rare aircraft takeoff and land. Might get the odd private ones.
If you take the official tour at upper Heyford you will be taken to a hanger with the original doors still working, and they operate them for you too film!
It is still an active MoD facility, I would not be very surprised that they got some kind of permission to wander around the unused side of the base.
I wouldn't be to happy having a Geiger counter in my pack and hearing it go off.
I would of loved to of been able to seen on of this hangers in all there glory with all the blast doors still intact
6:31 somewhere in 1986 or above ------MRE II s
Hi guys, a very cool explore, those doors were really thick is there a reason why they had them that thick just for hangars ???. Thanks for sharing. x
They are hardened aircraft shelters...supposed to withstand conventional or nuclear bomb blasts and protect the aircraft. If it came to war, the aircraft are a very valuable asset and need to be protected.
@@jayjenkins4721 Fair point, I didn't really look at it like that, thank you. x
The HAS was also rated for explosives. An aircraft could be loaded with it's weapons and left inside ready to fly. Even without weapons, aircraft have explosive or propulsive parts.
@@Havoc_21 Cool, thank you. x
We need subtitles available.
I know you do. I was looking into adding them but sadly I have to add them individually for every video and I dont have the time for that. I work full time and doing that for over 1000+ videos is not going to happen. For newer uploads I will add subtiles, but not old videos.
The hangers at Upped Heyford are in much better condition.... with air craft winches left in some hangers and the doors on... ... the pilots would actually sit in the planes ready to deploy from these hangers....
Any reason not to name the airbase? I recognise it - could add a comment.
Hey. Here for the show.
eye wash station 16:00 min is the 90s
The A10 was a tank buster
Great explore, Gents. I can't bloody wait for that weather to return!
Just amazing to see the vastness on the hangers and the hangers roof inside I was blown away by the attention to detail of metal work and why it was made this way! Anyway I really enjoy watching your video you get to know the ins and out of things pity this one wasn’t longer but hay ho can’t wait for next part 👍😊
Hit thumbs up b4 I watch just now it's a great job on some of the greatest history love it Ian and Chris ❤️😉 I was right now I got done can't wait for part 2 thanks guys for taking us with
The A-10 is the most badass plane ever, F-35 with all it’s advanced are no match for the Thunderbolt, it will hide and take the F-35 out with it’s massive cannon
Great exploring. I wonder where those doors did go... not just that easy to handle 😳
A-10s were made basically to combat the threat of Soviet tanks....ask Iraq how well the Hog does against soviet tanks lol
I was able to figure out where this was based upon the overhead shots you showed and google maps, but ill refrain from saying where.
always wanted to explore a base like this. Unfortunately, we don't really have this luxury in the USA. Only a couple abandoned cold war bases exist...the rest are converted to civilian operations and no access inside the fences :(
Good explore guys as always. The A-10 is a bad aircraft. Can really take a beating. That little tobasco bottle came in an MRE pack. Stuff can last for years if the seal is intact.
Duxford has those museum planes ✈
Forces tv has documented US bases
Interesting vids and many thanks for posting them. Its frustrating though that your descriptions and terminology used is sometimes inaccurate. These buildings are not 'Hardened Aircraft Bunkers' they are known as Hardened Aircraft Shelters or HAS for short.
Thanks for housing our A-10 brother ! cool video !
It’s quiet, lads... TOO quiet! ;-)
Shouldn’t wear heal taps if your trying to be stealthy
Multi million dollar hangers taken out by birds building their nests on the door rails.
Anyone in para reg?
Great video, are you still using the Mavic Mini for drone work?
I use the mavic pro folk never had the mini :)
@@IKS-Exploration Ahh Okay, I saw your friend using the Mini on the Beachy Head video and thought it was IKS, the Mavic Pro is an excellent drone, keep up the great work, enjying watching from Nova Scotia Canada
what waste should be cleaned up and turned into an airport and visitor centre, museum and restaurant, private hangers, factory, car shows etc etc.. money money money
Why are you whispering? Were you there illicitly?
crackin vid as always fellas..👍👍
The Russkies would have blown up those crap hardened bunkers. Need a hollow mountain bunker like Switzerland or that one in former Yugoslavia. I remember the bombs in the Gulf War was easily penetrating the roofs of similar Quonset shaped bunkers. Thanks Ian!
Why are you whispering, speak up for Christ sake, even the ghost cant hear you.
Hey folks! 😊
First like n first comment I'm sad . Look at the size of the shed in the corner of the hanger in comparison.
The Russkies would have blown up those crap hardened bunkers. Need a hollow mountain bunker like Switzerland or that one in former Yugoslavia. I remember the bombs in the Gulf War was easily penetrating the roofs of similar Quonset shaped bunkers. Thanks Ian!
Good point. I think that when these hardened shelters were built, weapons weren't as accurate/smart, and they were meant to be blast proof - not bomb proof. Of course, nowadays they are no defence against modern munitions.
tectorama they probably would have flown to France or taken off from motorways during WW3 anyway.
@@BalthoriumThey would have deployed away from here to Forward Operating Locations in Germany had war kicked off .