Although the main site closed in 1993, it still remains M.O.D. property, and is still in use by them, so tread careful, gents. Several TV shows (including classic 'Top Gear'), and movies have used the site, for location filming, which could be why there is stage blood everywhere. When you are again able to, you should visit the Bentwaters Cold War museum. It's housed in a former command bunker, and you enter through the decontamination suite, where everything is explained. It's a brilliant museum, and when I last went, there was an ex USAF Serviceman in the control room, explaining what was going on, and answering questions. Listening to him was worth the price of admission alone. I recommend a visit (when fun things are allowed again) very highly.
The big hole in the wall was made by the Royal Engineers (that live on the camp next door) practising EMOE (explosive method of entry) for there tour of Afghan in 2010
13.32 is a mains powered ringing convertor. The ringing current on the phone line goes through a coil and makes it a magnet, this pulls a lever that moves a rod which rocks a tilt switch which then connects 240v ac to a klaxon or flashing light. Simple and super reliable.
I believe most of the hardened aircraft shelters where built by costain construction with mainly Italian employees in 1979 , there's approximately 4000 tons of concrete used to build each shelter and the 2 front doors weigh 95 tons each, also each one has a copper Faraday cage over the exterior to ground any lightning strikes
Those ceiling panels are not for soundproofing but for echo reduction. (03:30) Quite a lot of thought has been put into handling blast pressures in those buildings. Those middle rear doors at the end of the hangars with tapering corridors, wedged corridor outside the door, etc. What about that ladder for accessing the space above the decontamination room?
Wow what a place so many things still intact to see, I cringed when that door was shutting onto your fingers I though that door had blood on it from the last victim. Thanks for sharing guys and stay safe especially now.
Yet another brilliant video love the heavy equipment that is still left especially the fan room and the way that the fan is still moving everything in this bunker was a truly golden gem 👍😊
Tanks for the upload lads. I life in the Netherlands and i am hiding for the Corona virus. I suffer from COPD so i only get out if necessary. I watch UA-cam all day now. Many cheers!
The bunker at RAF Uxbridge was the RAF Command Centre during WWII, I use to work right next to it when I was stationed there. Actually got to go down and have a good look around, very impressive and still being maintained as well.
When this site was operational - no visitors would have been allowed. Ministry Of Defence and United States Air Force personnel only. And even then, the M.O.D. would have had to ask the U.S.A.F. for permission, as the base was a piece of American Soil. Self contained bit of America. I miss it being operational, to be honest - I live about 10 miles away.
Yet, we learnt nothing from it, and we're back to square one. Decades down the bin because people can't fucking vote consciously or allow politicians to reign free.
Any gauges that mention mm / bar , are probably for showing blast overpressure. See "mach y-stem" , terrifying stuff. Those air filters are huge, that whole system must've sucked big time. 😉
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. I'm expecting the whole system around the filters to be somewhere around 180% over the "medium" acceptance range.
Although the main site closed in 1993, it still remains M.O.D. property, and is still in use by them, so tread careful, gents. Several TV shows (including classic 'Top Gear'), and movies have used the site, for location filming, which could be why there is stage blood everywhere.
When you are again able to, you should visit the Bentwaters Cold War museum. It's housed in a former command bunker, and you enter through the decontamination suite, where everything is explained. It's a brilliant museum, and when I last went, there was an ex USAF Serviceman in the control room, explaining what was going on, and answering questions. Listening to him was worth the price of admission alone. I recommend a visit (when fun things are allowed again) very highly.
The big hole in the wall was made by the Royal Engineers (that live on the camp next door) practising EMOE (explosive method of entry) for there tour of Afghan in 2010
13.32 is a mains powered ringing convertor. The ringing current on the phone line goes through a coil and makes it a magnet, this pulls a lever that moves a rod which rocks a tilt switch which then connects 240v ac to a klaxon or flashing light. Simple and super reliable.
I believe most of the hardened aircraft shelters where built by costain construction with mainly Italian employees in 1979 , there's approximately 4000 tons of concrete used to build each shelter and the 2 front doors weigh 95 tons each, also each one has a copper Faraday cage over the exterior to ground any lightning strikes
Those ceiling panels are not for soundproofing but for echo reduction. (03:30)
Quite a lot of thought has been put into handling blast pressures in those buildings. Those middle rear doors at the end of the hangars with tapering corridors, wedged corridor outside the door, etc.
What about that ladder for accessing the space above the decontamination room?
Wow what a place so many things still intact to see, I cringed when that door was shutting onto your fingers I though that door had blood on it from the last victim. Thanks for sharing guys and stay safe especially now.
You should go to pound land and buy a pack of door wedges, plonk them down as you go and collect them on your way out.
Yet another brilliant video love the heavy equipment that is still left especially the fan room and the way that the fan is still moving everything in this bunker was a truly golden gem 👍😊
Nice place!
13:10 shower tubing was copper, inner lining was green, stolen I guess?
15:50 looks like a blast deflection wall?
Been in that building many times as a kid in the early 80’s. Crazy that it’s still standing.
A really cool explore, the thickness of that blast door and the huge pin, if that thing is deployed no-one's getting in. Thanks for sharing. x
Love your guys videos
18:37 very large carbon filters for NBC/CBR - fallout
Tanks for the upload lads. I life in the Netherlands and i am hiding for the Corona virus. I suffer from COPD so i only get out if necessary. I watch UA-cam all day now. Many cheers!
Me too- but in Scotland. Stay safe John
wow!.. id love to visit this place it looks fantastic! great video as always :)
Nice to see people being normal and being them self’s. Nice 1 lads 👍
This is iks at it's best back on the ball lads and like commentary
Was the Electrical in that base 240/50Hz or 120/60Hz?
Hi folks I hope IKS team are staying safe and well
Great video fellas, stay safe sanitize and survive.
Great video guys. Thank you. ...
Gad I'm not the only one who screamed "FINGERS!".
Biggest challenge of all getting the site up and running again power working and phones
Wonder what total cost was?
Lets go folks !!
Tanks you for the upload.
The bunker at RAF Uxbridge was the RAF Command Centre during WWII, I use to work right next to it when I was stationed there. Actually got to go down and have a good look around, very impressive and still being maintained as well.
didn't anyone ever visit these places when they were operational? then you understand how these places worked
When this site was operational - no visitors would have been allowed. Ministry Of Defence and United States Air Force personnel only. And even then, the M.O.D. would have had to ask the U.S.A.F. for permission, as the base was a piece of American Soil. Self contained bit of America. I miss it being operational, to be honest - I live about 10 miles away.
What a place. Shame to see it decaying, but it did its job in those tense Cold War decades.
Yet, we learnt nothing from it, and we're back to square one. Decades down the bin because people can't fucking vote consciously or allow politicians to reign free.
27:18 empty box of British blank rounds.
What battalion was he?
What the hell put a hole in that blast barrier??
Any gauges that mention mm / bar , are probably for showing blast overpressure.
See "mach y-stem" , terrifying stuff.
Those air filters are huge, that whole system must've sucked big time. 😉
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. I'm expecting the whole system around the filters to be somewhere around 180% over the "medium" acceptance range.
Good one guys is there a part 4 coming
11:28 Ian nukes Moscow
NBC decontamination facility.
That's a great find, thanks for posting
That door needs some wd40 loool
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Don't mess with Covid19. Stay safe in your bunkers folks!
They like checks if you know what I mean lmao
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A-10 had mini nuke bombs, and DU. Bullets.
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Roger C wrong
The evil Soviet Union.
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