RAF DAWS HILL HIGH WYCOMBE BUNKER 

As a member of the US Air Force it was a privilege to have worked in the bunker at Daws Hill. Thanks for the tour, funny it looks the same as it did during my time there, wet and cold!

Used to go to the bar at this base as a young man in the early 1980's

I graduated from high school there on base in 91. Fun times. My old man told me about the bunker. My history class was in Ike's old office. His pic was on the wall there and a plaque with his name at his old desk.

I had the pleasure of getting a tour of an active Strategic Air Command base as a cadet in the early 80's. This reminds me of the cheerless, bland offices I saw there. Purely functional, and nothing more.

I'm so glad I found your channel. These videos of exploring the underground bunkers are like nothing else, and you seem to find a lot of them! Just subscribed and can't wait for the next video!

The ammount of danger stickers used at this site is just mind blowing

recently found your channel, nice to see that there are others out there that are passionate about these old places of history.

It's good to see that the locals who have lived alongside this installation for all those decades are finally able to see what it was all about.

my grandmother used to be a cleaner there and would tell us all sorts of stories. Her card only allowed her to the first 2 floors underground

There also seems to be a mix of pre 1970's and post 80's equipment, wiring and controls. A bit of a Hodge podge in the piping where adapters have been placed to link old ducting/pipes to new filters, pumps and fans.

Mellow yellow drink can has been there since 1990, was a promotion for "days of thunder" film with tom cruise.

Omg this brought back memories. I used to explore this place in 97 and at the beginning of the video I remember throwing a butter knife from the cafeteria at the wood fence at the left (it was fully intact then) and it stuck in the wood. I was very impressed with myself as a 15yo

In those big air filter boxes in the machinery spaces there will also be multiple spaced layers of fine copper mesh that also prevent EMP charge from travelling in free air through the filters and ducting. Each vent would also have the fine mesh as a final screen and there will be dielectric spacers/joiners on the metal air ducting and electrical ducting (Generally just at a cable passthrough that will have an EMP filter mounted to a copper or stainless steel plate. And yes I have setup and worked on such systems. I even have manuals on EMP Protection for bunkers and command shelters, mainly US in origin and dating from the cold war, but still current!

I was on this tour with Ian, Chris & Ben from IKS. Such nice blokes, very down to earth and we had a good chat before and after the tour. Just look out for the young lanky lad in jeans. I make quite a few appearances in this video actually.🤣 Its very strange watching back over this tour because less than 3 weeks later the country went into its first lockdown and I doubt anyone else has been able to visit this bunker since!!!

I found this video interesting as I visited a similar (smaller) one in Cheshire some years ago. My dad did electrical maintenance at Daws Hill in the ‘60s.

Fantastic bit of our history that should be preserved, thanks for posting and for your channel 👍

never get bored of your video's .. can sit and watch all day

21:00 Chris”it smells more bunkerery” 😆 go in Chris. Nice explore fellas 👍

I had the pleasure of meeting Ian and Chris in the car park before the start of this tour of Daws Hill bunker. I had no idea they were going to there but what really nice guys. I've seen myself several times on this video even though I was trying to keep out of the way as I hate seeing myself on camera.

I worked at Daws Hill for a couple of years (support staff, not a squaddie). We all knew the bunker was there, but I never had reason to go down there. I'd actually be curious to have a look nowadays lol

Cheers for your time, effort and money bringing us this vid. VERY INTERESTING.

@IKS Exploration @10:56 the door seals in the mock bunker Malvern - QinetiQ

Thanks Ian and Chris pleasure as always .

Hey very nice bunker Thank you for the video.

Really enjoyed the video, thanks for the opportunity to look around this fascinating place. I didn't even know it was there!. Got a little frustrated when I was half way through listening to the guide's interesting stories and you kept wandering off though! :D

Love it. Well done lads.

Lived here on base 1976 to 1977 wit my husband USAF Sgt Sam Lalich who was in the Security Police. I had NO IDEA at the time this place was such a big deal. A USAF High Wycombe posting was considered a peachy tour of duty because of its country club atmosphere!! It was such a great place to live.

Excellent explore! Would love to see this 😁👍🏻

Excellent save by those concerned and in such good condition, thanks for the tour.

Another great video Ian. Downloaded it as 4K version as my Chrome dongle can't handle the higher quality audio, along with many other tubers. Great effort as always.

Interesting views, brings back so many memories of being one of the project managers there. I started just after the explosion in the bottom floor after a power surge

208volts is common in the usa in an industrial setting. its the phase to phase voltage on a 120/208 Y type transformer. we use it so we can use all 3 phases at 120v.

Great video! Loved all the history and facts listed

Most TEMPEST safe monitor's have a shielded case and have a very fine copper mesh over the screen to prevent Rd signals from the video system escaping.

Oh and "TEMPEST" covers other things, not Radio communications. It protects against LAN systems, monitors and keyboards from having their radiation detected and decoded. So that proves that room is one of the computer server stacks in the bunker. Most of the problem has been sorted out more recently, since the 80's, by using fibre optic fed LAN and WAN systems as the cable doesn't radiate any RF at all and is dielectric so won't conduct any power or signals.

We love your videos 👻🤟, love your production to, keep up the great work

I worked there around 1986 I believe for a company that did all the airconditioning.

Nice one folks. Thumbs up as usual.

Loved the film and the big plant rooms boys👍, it's a shame there not opening it up and keep it for tour's around for history 👍

Good to see you back!!!! Jesus Folks, feels like an eternity

On bucket list but been disabled never going to happen lol cheers guys that truly is a gem of gems

Another great explore, paid for or not! Cheers!

I used to live in the Warren Wood area which was also built on the Wycombe Abbey grounds. My back garden adjoined the woods which ran up the hill to the entrance of this bunker. I always used to wonder if any of this was under my house. Living in the area all my life there were also rumours that this was a connected to the RAF base in Naphill

As seen in Midsomer Murders on ITV, as RAF Cooper's Hill in an episode entitled " Incident at Cooper's Hill " . I'm full of useless information like this 😀

I’ve missed IKS content! If I was the owner of the bunker I would have given you the keys and you could take your time to explore properly! ✨

Those panels at 34:00 date from the rebuild or work around the 1980's. I've worked on similar systems introduced at that time with those square meters instead of round or oval ones.

Got in here quick lol looks like a good one!

nice to know we had this to look after us so so glad we never had to use it anger

I think secret vault paid to do this tour quite some time back he used to have a thing about trying to get in this place but never could quite get in there on his own finally he just paid a price and just like you did and got to go on a tour

We used to bunk school to go here, I went to St Michaels on daws hill

Nice one lads.

Truly is hard to believe the amount that is underground!

Brilliant

The place with the water filled gauges appears to be cooling/heating radiators to set Ambient air temperature? Couldn't read the gauges.

Can’t beat a good bunker!

Brilliant video. Must of took you a wile to sort this 1 out as looks pre covid lol

I was hoping to see some catering facilities... Oh well, the rest was fascinating...

have they started the tours back up yet? secret vault went few years ago,think they stopped due to covid..

11:10: These contacts on the door frame are for RF shielding. In that environment I guess is has something to do with EMP shielding.

Great😁

The man hours and cost to install all the equipment and cabling in this bunker.....crazy.

At 46:20 where Chris said "That looks like gas detection" looks more like a 7/16 RF connector on LDF 5-50 or 6-50 heliax RF cable, considering they used HF to communicate with SAC resources and other types.of high powered trancievers on that level of the bunker.

2023 update, The housing estate was built and is popular. You'll be glad to hear the estate is called "The Pine Trees"

Cable looks like what's called 500 armored. Its 4/0 wire for mains. It is around 11Lbs. a foot. Its is what feeds or supplies the main and Transformers that you just passed.

Knife Edge Door Technology for EMI/RFI Shielded Enclosures.

My grandad work were he was British RAF trained on classified radar

Great video. I live nearby and have always wanted to go inside. Can I ask how you sign up for these tours? Thank you.

😂😂 smells more bunkery though. 😂😂😂

I am immediately surprised about the location and what is there. sometimes you pay for a visit, then you also get to see more of what is still intact. 11:03 that is to close the door to electromagnetic radiation. (you can also see it in hospitals)

The banter was totally English That’s the Erga 220 gas analyser Yes I have got one of them at home got it on eBay 😂

Look a lot like that other bunker you visited where you got locked in that room.

Go pro?

Yessssssssssss

I wish you would have filmed the tour guide more. Would have been nice to know more of the history...

Naughtyyyyyy

"No infiltration..." *[sad face]*

How many times did you guys say step this video lol 🤔

Hi there IKS. We are hoping to shoot a short film set around a nuclear bunker. Would it possible to ask how you folks got permission to be there and who we'd need to contact. Many Thanks, Ian Killick, JetBlack Productions

Hi I worked on strike comand bunker being constructed near high wycombe about 1985 which was state of the art tech completely self contained and fully manned 24hr by armed military personel is this still in use?

That’s the kind of place I would imagine finding a mat-trans from the deathlands series of books by James Axler 😅😅

Used to move furniture down there years ago till I got fired after 3 months!!!!! For criminal record, took em long enough

Is it abandoned currently?

👍👍😎

top vid lads just lov exploraton

I would hate to think how much this cost to build and now it’s wasting away

It's is in the credible búnker

My actual base duringShield...

I'd stay in that if it was a hotel.

At 40:58 those are parallel printer ports for fixed printers. Either on network through a PC server or direct connection to a system.

I've heard sordid stories of the goings on at this place female staff getting involved in allsorts 😅

On the water tanks non potable means its not drinking water, so no worries there.

Lol FAO... MATTHEW WILLIAMS HAHA

An empty Mellow Yellow can..quite an unlikely gem! also the most annoying advert I ever heard! While watching I'm waiting for the moment Chris get's shouted at by the tour guide "GET OF THAT PIPE IN THE ROOF " I'm half way through..fingers crossed 😉