Over & Out documentary narrated by Martin Shaw 

What a place , my first tour, arriving in 1972 I spent three years with the then Battle of Britain flight. before moving onto Jags. A very happy five years, so sad that this station could not be saved.

My brother was on 54(F) at the time of the squadrons disbandment and moved to Coningsby with 6 Squadron. I served at Coningsby myself but visited my brother and old mates at Colt many times and wished that I had served there. Everyone I knew who served there loved the camp.

Our family were stationed at RAF Coltishall on return from Malta in October 1966. Dad was probably one of the last Warrant Officer Air Traffic Controllers. He had joined the RAF in 1937 and retired in 1972.226 OCU were the resident squadron at that time flying Lightnings at the time. There were also some Royal Saudi Air Force pilots being trained on their own Lightnings there tooWe originally lived in the house closest to the 'gate guardian' (Spitfire pictured) in Barton Rd. and I could see the aircraft shortly after take off from my bedroom window.We were later moved to the other end of the married quarters for WO's. in Skeyton Rd.Returned to the old place a couple of times on visits from Australia. Good to see again but always feel a little sad looking at it the way it is now. .

Ah nostalgia!....as a young Air Training Corps cadet back in 1976, my Squadron spent a couple of weeks camp at Coltishall, during I think the 74 Squadron, Lightning days....remember being billeted not far from the hangars and being woken every morning around 6 am by the sound of the Lightning's being started and engines tested and 'warmed up', then being out on the field on activities, with aircraft taking off and landing daily and taxiing too and fro the runway not far away from our activities in the aircraft dispersal area of the field....incredible aircraft, sheer power and performance and...loud! At that time it was also the home of the Battle of Britain Memorial flight I think? as there were a couple of Hurricanes and Spitfire there...I have our Squadron photo somewhere, in front of the Spitfire! They even had an Air Sea Rescue unit there, yellow Westland whirlwind or Wessex, can't remember which now!!....great video, thanks.

Got to Colt with my tapes in 2000 an did three years. Best tour I did. All gone now :-(

Having lived near here when it was working I used to love watching the Jags do their night flying with reheat takeoff as it flew over towards Cromer we could see the flame for miles especially on cold nights and it was magic.... Then I went to work to make my Aunt Bessies chips and spuds.....

Thanks for posting the video, it brings back very, very good memories.

Fond memories of Coltishall. Arrived there in August 1979. Got a back seat flight in a T at Decci' in 1981. Captain Pedersen was the Pilot.

It should never have closed, I was too young to see it!

Thank you for sharing this history.

Wow - this was amazing to me. I was pretty anti military until now - and I'm American! The Brits got it goin' on!

I was at Coltishaw around 1976 on a weeks camp with 1756 sqd ATC ( Edinburgh) We were able to work with the ground crew on 41 sqd and enjoyed the experience greatly . When I was there 41 sqd was a Photo reconnicence sqd , No 54 was the fighter sqd and No 6 the bomber sqd . Loved it and remenber the experience fondly :)

I was the last WO Eng of 54(F) Sqn (which had already been disbanded by the time this programme was made). It records Mike Rondot painting the original of "Coltishall: End of the Line" with GY, the 54(F) Sqn trainer front and centre. The original recorded the flight of Mr Goff (of oil supply fame). You can see a Goff tanker added to the right of the LH day-glo groundcrew - it wasn't really there, added for Mr Goff. On the prints, much to my annoyance, Mike Rondot changed the ac to 41 Sqn.

Poignant and interesting. Thanks for sharing 👍😊

great aircraft it is still in servise in my country oman until 2013

Martin, I think you'll find that your comment at 1.30 is incorrect. At the time of this video in 2010, as well as Coltishall, RAF Northolt also served in the Battle Of Britain, and opened in 1915, making it the oldest RAF station in the UK.

I loved Colt and the Jag most of all. Great times,great memories.

Dad helped to design the jaguar in Paris stunning aircraft

AOC 1 Group:....'You'll be flying a desk, if you don't like it, leave'. Too many good people resign because of attitudes like that!

2003 until 2006. A sad loss for all.

What a shame, I wish that we could stop the actions that are taken against the RAF Leuchars as well. :(

Love it .

Now 7 front line squadrons left! even an F35 at £100 million cannot be in two places at once.

I used to be a fireman and did Air Sea Rescue training at Coltishall in the 80’s. What a terrible waste

what is the soundtrack of this documentary?. the first song it is very nice. does anyone know it. thank you for helping.

really good aircraft! still operating in the Indian Airforce. one of the great work of British engineering as same as sea harriers. it's a pity all are going to be phased out. it even worse to see that the Great Britain is replacing it's tornadoes and harriers with the US designed F35s.

🎉the red Baron m.a hero for being a leader in a xhickshit way to fight a war

the jags are also in service with the IAF also

RAF as with the Army and Navy is depleted now, great Kit but not enough of it

Mike Rondot = Top man

They play the Jurassic Park theme while the shagged out old dinosaurs take off.

Ähm..... Martin Shaw is "Doyle"?

where are the jags

F- in politicians 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

The earth is flat and stationary ✅

Who the Hell is responsible for the subtitles? They make absolutely no sense at all