Trevor, wombleton is still an active airfield with a number of light aircraft based there. Flying a drone over an airfield where aircraft could join and land anytime potentialy puts aircraft and pilots at risk. There is signs on the airfield advising that is active. What did you think the windsock was for on the control tower?
@@tomcassells3775 it's in unrestricted air space I flew it from a public right of way. So in that case you use your discretion and if there are aircraft present you don't fly. There weren't aircraft present. Answer to you're question 🤗🤗
Great video , living in Stamford we are surrounded by old RAF bases . Theres another near Finshade on the forestry commision land ., complete with old buildings .
It's been nearly 20 years since I was there and visited the surrounding pubs which the servicemen used when unable to go further afield. The local said that at the end of the war a lot of stuff was dumped in the nearby water course.
My last (final) posting. ATC Supervisor. I retired in 1982. It is sad to see what was once a meticulously maintained RAF Base (5 & 11 Sqdns, Lightnings) turned into a shambles of a waste dump.
Hi Natalie, thanks for watching the video and really pleased you enjoyed it. My email address is smith_trevor16@sky.com I would be more than happy to discuss this. Many thanks.
The Watch Office (Control Tower) is in pretty good condition considering its age. Most have had their windows knocked out. Those earth mounds around some of the brick buildings are blast walls, which says those buildings held bombs, pyrotechnics, ammunition or bomb fuses. If the building accidentally blew up, the blast walls would help stop the blast from destroying everything close by by deflecting the explosion upwards. Very interesting video.
When Ludford first opened, the aircrews nicknamed it "Mudford Magna" due to the poor drainage and unfinished status. Throughout the war, things didn't improve much, it was always a wet site.
I'm not sure about Binbrook, but part of RAF Faldingworth is still used by Rolls Royce and the RAF for jet engine testing and repairs. There was also high security storage for nuclear bombs and trigger fuses. It was a sad day when the BAC Lightenings left Lincolnshire forever.
Those concrete block 'pillbox' type buildings were likely post WW2 sentry posts for airfield security to shelter in. Nice drone work. Poor wifey looks a bit bored though. 😂
Fancy leaving the rifle butts still standing in the middle of prime agricultural land. I’m glad they did. They look very impressive, especially from the air. You could almost misidentify them as some old Roman ruins. 👍
Excellent video Trevor! I spent many hours as a kid with my dad flying my model aircraft there, and in later years teaching my then girlfriend to drive. RAF Metheringham is said to be haunted by the spirit of Katherine Bystock, who was a local girl killed on the back of her RAF boyfriend's motorbike when they crashed on the eastern perimeter track after skidding on some loose gravel. Thumbs up from a fellow DJI Mini 2 and Mavic Air 2 pilot.
Having been up and down the A1 since the late 70's, and a keen fan of RAF history, I always looked out for Woolfox & still do to this day. There is actually quite a lot left really, very enjoyable to see this video with some of the original foundations and the control tower. For those who saw it when the missiles were there I do envy you. I am always struck by the original concrete fence posts and slowly degrading base fencing next to the A1, given it has probably been there since the 50's or earlier it has held up really well. None of these things were built to last and thrown together at the time in haste.
@@trevorsmith1995 Yes there was the bikes where crazy Always remember my dad saying the air was full of planes on the eve of market garden what a sight that must of been
Trained here many times with T.A. in 70s, 80s & 90s, including a full blown night helicopter assault. Sadly even then much of it was in agricultural use and we exited the chopper and quickly went to ground onto a newly pig-slurried area. Fun!
Utilizing a drone and gimbal camera to explore the former RAF Fulbeck, the expedition delves into the historical site with a fresh perspective. Have a great day💖👍TFS
A new generation that doesn’t understand how war affects everyone is slowly trying to peel back layers of WWII that don’t need to be peeled. They have no concept of what the Greatest Generation experienced nor do they care.
Was stationed at RAF Binbrook 1975 /6.. was a Painter and Finisher in 1975 we painted the first Lighting in camaflauge colours ...not a lot health and safety in those days....😀
Looking at your drone footage there are no remnants of the original Thor launching site. If you look at other Thor Missile sites such as RAF's North Luffenham, Feltwell, Shepherds Grove you will see the distinct shapes of the launching sites. RAF Barnham was a Thor servicing site in Suffolk
Faldingworth was only a storage site. Didn't have launch pads.sites like RAF caistor Ludford Magna and coleby were Thor sites. But I know what you mean. Will be visiting more sites when the weather is in our favour. Thanks for the positive comments 👍
I also have a Mavic Mini 2 as well as the Mavic Air 2. I've flown my Mini 2 both in the UK, and in Europe (Poland) so had to do the EASA flight test. DJI products may not be the cheapest around, but they certainly are damned good quality. I also use the RM 500 Smart Controller with both my drones, that really IS a game changer! I use Drone Harmony for autonomous flights and flight planning.
Nice footage my friend. That is the exact place I was planning to take my newly acquired DJI Mavic Air 2 for it's first test flight. I live about 10 minutes away.
Yes its a very interesting place. Be very careful with your drone, there's a private grass runway next door and often has light aircraft flying. Doesn't show up up on any of the drone apps. Enjoy your flight with your new drone 👍
Thanks for the video. My father flew with RAAF 460 Squadron out of Binbrook in 1944. While they flew Wellington's early in the war, they were flying Avro Lancasters there from October 1942 to the end of the war. It flew the most raids of any Australian squadron and, sadly, incurred the most fatal casualties.
@@trevorsmith1995 when I joined the Navy back in the 70's our training establishment had wooden barracks with a chimney at the end with a cast iron stove in it. Thanks for bringing back that memory 👍
Thanks Trevor for another great video, Metheringham was just down the road from where i worked at RAF DIGBY near the village of Scopwick, which is ironic as the village of Digby is further south ! RAF Digby or RAF Scopwick as it was first named then changed to Digby is also interesting historically, however i doubt you will ever get access to the site as its highly sensitive with the role it plays in intelligence collection for GCHQ.
I was puzzled by those pans, linked by a very narrow taxyway, some spilled onto the runway (16:00). They turn out to be the bases for a 1960s Bloodhound missile battery
They had 32 Bloodhound missiles per Squadron (2 lots of 16). Back in the Late 1970's I was at RAF West Raynham where 85 Squadron's Bloodhound missiles were based. Big old buggers those missiles (about 25-30ft long.) The four solid rocket boosters were powerful enough to shear the hold down bolts (3/4" dia) on the launch ramp when they were fired. The booster rockets had to accelerate the missile up to a speed where the two ramjet motors could take over (Mach 1+). The warhead contained several expanding steel bands that would slice an aircraft up into many bits and pieces, so it detonated in close proximity to the target.