View From The Control Tower At Davidstow Moor
The windswept view from the balcony of the control tower at RAF Davidstow Moor.
FPV Quadcopter RAF Davidstow Airfield, Cornwall UK
Location:
RAF Davidstow Airfield, Cornwall UK
Conditions:
Light wind and beautiful sky
This place is massive, the runways are in a terrible state with potholes.
The building at 1:10 used to be the control tower
Norfolk Uncovered: Wartime Relics: RAF West Raynham
Norfolk Uncovered is a series of short documentaries about the less-known and less-obvious relics and ruins of the county of Norfolk, in the United Kingdom.
This episode features the former RAF West Raynham airfield, where a number of veterans are ensuring that this part of the county's history shall not be forgotten.
On the 24th of August 2013, we were invited to a reunion which commenced with a meeting reporting on the progress of a memorial fund, which will see the erection of a piece of monumental masonry dedicated to all who served at RAF West Raynham from 1939 to the station's closure in 1994.
Courtesy of site manager Jason Hawkins, we were allowed access onto the airfield to film this short video.
Narrated By: Mike Richmond.
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Lissett Airfield Memorial to Raf 158 Squadron pt. 3: Memorial unveiled by Novera Energy 2009
During the Second World War, Lissett was the base for 158 Squadron RAF, a Halifax bomber squadron. f/Lt. 'Bluety; Mottershead, President, 158 Squadron opens the wind farm, and the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu unveils a memorial sculpture.
Lissett Airfield wind farm has an installed capacity of 30MW, enough to supply renewable electricity for approximately 13,420 homes*, equivalent to 10% of the households in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Courtesy Novera energy
RAF Long Newnton Parachute Store
A look inside the parachute store at RAF Long Newnton.
This WW2 airfield was opened in 1941 after being developed from a Q site (night decoy airfield). It was only ever used by Training Command & finally closed in about 1950.
Note the faded chalkboards on the wall.
RAF St Eval & St Eval Church
The old airfield of RAF St Eval and St Eval church. The airfield was used in WWII and is now used for communication although there is not a lot online about it.
Music from Purple Planet
Bomber Command Museum
Lancaster Bomber engine startup.
No 311 'Czechoslovak' Squadron RAF Coastal Command Liberator V
Liberator shown taxiing is GR.V BZ774 'D' (PP-D), of No.311 'Czechoslovak' Squadron, RAF Coastal Command, based at Beaulieu. BZ774 participated 50% in sinking U-boat U-966 on 10 November 1943 near the Spanish coast, together with two USN Liberators. Liberator BZ774 D also claimed an Ju 88 fighter over the Bay of Biscay. Squadron moved to Predannack in February 1944, and Tain, Scotland, in August, and flew patrols off the coast of Norway.
The same plane later served with No 53 Sqn RAF. At 23.16 hrs on 5 June 1944 Liberator BZ774, now coded J, left St.Eval on the first of many ‘Cork’ patrols in support of the Normandy invasion, providing constant radar coverage of the sea between France and Ireland, searching for U-boats and E-boats.
Control Tower At RAF Culmhead
The watch office for all commands 12779/41 at RAF Culmhead (Churchstanton).
This control tower is unusual because it has the small ground floor windows (seen in the 343/43 design) but it was constructed earlier in the war.
Externally, this watch office is in really good condition, but internally, the previous owner did quite a bit of damage when he converted it to agricultural use.
Whilst speaking to the present owner he said that English Heritage have placed a preservation order on this watch office which is really good news & will hopefully ensure its survival for many years to come.
One more point to note, these airfield buildings were constructed during WW2 to cope with the rapid expansion of the RAF during wartime & as such were deemed temporary. To see them standing today 60 - 70 years on is great tribute to the construction teams & engineers who erected them as well as a lasting memorial to the aircrew who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
If you do visit any of these airfields, please take a moment to stop & pay your respects & remember why they are here.
Save RAF Winkleigh's Control Tower!
Winkleigh Airfield Control Tower stands as a visible relict of the WWII RAF base, is a scheduled monument, and has been derelict since 1990. It goes to auction on 22/09/2015. Exeter's Express & Echo columnist Gina Kennedy explains the plan to save it.
RAF Winkleigh was built in 1941, operational between 1942-1945 and was host to several international squadrons of fighters including:
· RAF 161 Black Squadron
· RAF 286 Squadron
· IX USAF Serv. Cmmd. 17th Service Group
· 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron USAAF
· RCAF 415 Swordfish Squadron
· RCAF 406 Lynx Squadron
· RACF 408 Goose Squadron
· Free Polish Airmen 303 Squadron
It's also believed that Joseph P Kennedy often visited the airfield while he was stationed at RAF Dunkeswell, and that the airfield was used for clandestine SOE operations that have never been fully revealed.
memorial day@warboys,england.fly pass by dc3 datoka.should of been lancaster
some great video here of the fly pass by the r.a.f dc3-dakota at memorial day warboys cambridgeshire england
Thorpe Abbotts Control Tower
Quadcopter view of the Control Tower at Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk.
Haunted RAF Holmsley South - EVPs at the Memorial
An investigation at the New Forest Airfield at RAF Holmsley South by Medium Alison Crocker
A difficult on because of the wind - but I wanted to attempt it because I heard so many EVPs in the original
This then is my analysis of Alison's video recording - which she graciously allowed me to do - Just plain EVPs recorded using a night vision camcorder...no spiritboxes or other wondergadgets in sight
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and have a look at her website at alisoncrocker.co.uk
All of my videos are made strictly not for profit, none are monetised and no infringement of copyright is intended.
Music Credits
Song of India - Tommy Dorsey (1941)
WW2 Authentic Bomber Command Station Tower
Hear what it would sound like inside a WW2 Bomber Command Tower during Operations. Video taken at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington, North Norkshire, England home to 77 Squadron before going to Full Sutton. Also home to one of the few Halifax Bombers left in the world. I could have been there all day just listening to it over and over again hearing the sounds of Bombers starting up and taking off. Great experience!
Norfolk Uncovered: Wartime Relics: The Flight Deck Of Britain (Part 2)
Norfolk Uncovered is a series of short documentaries about the less-known and less-obvious relics and ruins of the county of Norfolk, in the United Kingdom.
This episode focuses on some of the many aerodromes constructed in Norfolk during the second world war, and their current condition.
Part 2 looks at the remains of RAF Oulton, RAF Weybourne anti-aircraft camp, RAF Little Snoring, and touches on the airfields which are still in use today.
Which of the airfields are still in use?
What is it like inside an old RAF Control Tower?
All will be revealed in this episode of Norfolk Uncovered...
Narrated by Michael Richmond.
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