RAF Leeming: Northern England's go-to airbase crucial to UK defence

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RAF Leeming, located near the A1 in North Yorkshire, oversees a multitude of tasks and has been described as crucial to UK defence.
Among the many units calling the base home, 11 Squadron Qatari Emiri Air Force, sees the next generation of Qatari and British fighter pilots learning their craft, side-by-side, on Hawk T2 jets.
But this task, vital as it is to both the air forces of Qatar and the UK, is just one part of a much wider defence picture operating out of the base. It's also home to one of the country's busiest Mountain Rescue teams and its runway handles 22,000 aircraft movements per year - more than some civilian airports.
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11 июл 2024

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@grahamstubbs4962 24 дня назад

When I was a kid, I got to sit in a Jet Provost at RAF Leeming. It's an experience that you don't forget growing up. A big thank you to the pilots who volunteered their time.

@mrjockt 23 дня назад

Was posted into Leeming on my return from Germany in 1988, first thing they issued me on arrival was a pair of Wellington boots and a couple of pairs of seaboot socks, it turned out the base was just one huge construction site at the time, I spent the first six months there working out of what used to be the rugby clubhouse until they actually finished building our maintenance bay.

@nevsmate8663 23 дня назад

Of all those involved in the early days of WW2, Flight Lieutenant George Desmond Graham, is credited with taking the most prominent role in the creation of the MRS by constantly bombarding the Air Ministry with requests for equipment and training; he had been posted to RAF Llandwrog in North Wales (now Caernarvon airfield) in 1941 and by the end of 1942 his ad-hoc activities had resulted in 10 lives being saved. His pertinacity resulted in the creation of the RAF MRS in 1943 and he opened his unofficial log book* for the Llandwrog team on 6th July 1943; he was awarded the MBE for services to Mountain Rescue.

@roycuyler 23 дня назад

Thank you, RAF!

@deanoc1530 23 дня назад

No mention of 90SU? The comms backbone of the RAF?

@papgooner9875 23 дня назад

tbf 90 could probably have its own dedicated video as theyve got so many functions and roles

@joemason9187 23 дня назад

When i was a kid late 70's i lived next to the airfield at leeming great fun growing up there as my father was a aircraft refueler i got to sit in most aircraft including f4's volcan bomber hawker hurrycane wonderfull times

@pedrorenard8439 12 дней назад

Might be me, but this actually shows how desperate we’ve become….two from six pilots are trained for the RAF. I genuinely doubt our ability to defend ourselves.

@dumitrulangham1721 13 дней назад

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 fancying inside of raf!

@samryan7017 24 дня назад

Its a very good base

@JasonRIGHTOK 23 дня назад

how thing have changed in 15 years!!!

@colinfletcher7629 23 дня назад

Missed opportunity to also introduce the University air Squadrons.

@spottythezpcatgaming7776 23 дня назад

missed a few exclusive sqdrns because i visited leeming in my cadets as it’s my local base

@DavidSmart-kg8tq 24 дня назад

I hate to admit this but I am really unlucky at RAF Leeming, it always seems to unfortunately rain when I either pass or visit the viewing area, I even went to an Airshow at Leeming and it was really horrid half way through the Flying Display so unfortunately I can no longer go near the place....

@russburnham4042 20 дней назад

Missed off any mention of what is probably the largest unit located on the station!

@garyrolfe7933 23 дня назад

Why is it that Leeming isn't shown on Flight Radar when all other bases are?

@stokeded 23 дня назад

RAF Leeming != One one the busiest bases.

@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE 24 дня назад

Defence makes a lot more sense since fence is a word that is synonymous with protection now for some tea and biscuits with clotted cream

@richardyon75 24 дня назад

Isn't a fence also a sword?

@AtheistOrphan 24 дня назад

7:49 - Panel on aircraft: ‘RVSM Critical Area’. What’s that?

@AtheistOrphan 24 дня назад

@@Utrinque - Thank you. How does that apply to the small panel on the fuselage? (Sorry to sound daft).

@nothinglessness 24 дня назад

@@AtheistOrphanits a critical area so if its damaged the aircraft can no longer comply with RVSM flight rules which in simple terms means airspace from Flight Level 290-410 (29000’-41000’ on a standard altimeter setting of 1013 millibars) where RVSM compliant aircraft can fly at a reduced 1000’ vertical separation from one another. This is the same on airliners too.

@AtheistOrphan 24 дня назад

@@nothinglessness - Thank you for the explanation. I guess there’s some delicate and critical gubbins behind that panel!

@stuartru856 24 дня назад

What is the eagle carrying a sword patch 6:45? Not seen it beforre...

@mrjockt 23 дня назад

That’s the badge identifying him as a member of No 2 Force Protection Wing.

@stuartru856 9 дней назад

@@mrjockt Many thanks :)

@nickes6168 23 дня назад

"i'll bet you a tenner I can do the whole piece to camera on helium....watch this.."

@julianginniver5785 23 дня назад

Never thought i would hear a Station Commander refer to his Station as a 'base' 😢

@henryvagincourt4502 23 дня назад

Yep, things sure have changed.

@teddypicker8799 24 дня назад

Not a fan of us training Qatar airforce. HAMAS leaders are known to be hiding there.

@ashleygoggs5679 24 дня назад

money is money.

@teddypicker8799 24 дня назад

@@ashleygoggs5679 weak argument plenty of countries out there that aren't hiding terrorists

@teddypicker8799 24 дня назад

@@ashleygoggs5679 L take. Lots of countries out there not hiding hamas

@EliLanger1 21 день назад

not hiding. living openly and in luxury.

@misterbig9025 24 дня назад

Do the Brits speak Arabic?

@mrjockt 23 дня назад

Knew a few ex RAF that spoke fluent Arabic, but then again we were working on a defence contract in the Middle East so it came in handy.

@rossnolan2883 24 дня назад

🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@davidleighton7557 24 дня назад

Beards , a Wing Commander pilot that doesn't comb his hair, and a chicken farm. Things certainly have changed in the 50 + years since I was there.

@ladygardener100 5 дней назад

I think you ll find that is a popular hairstyle for men under 25 at this time. Guaranteed to irriate traditional staff, and not a great idea from a safety pov.

@dragondude6984 24 дня назад

Cool

@fordwrc2006 23 дня назад

The Neurofen Hawks 😂😂

@elizabethkuchta5097 19 дней назад

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Your video

@khairulnaeim756 24 дня назад

Yeah good lads... eggs...

@zeikerd 24 дня назад

how nice, they teach soldiers to fly for war that work for the regime that houses the leaders of hamas.

@javidjames3319 24 дня назад

A little like some of the IRA sheltering in the USA during Op Banner and US Citizens sending money to Sin Fein to give to the IRA in the 70s / 80s to fight Britain . Every country has its alleged faults .

@zorrod3930 18 дней назад

J'espère qu'ils ont installé la marche arrière pour d'étaler plus vite qu'à Dunkerque les lâche 😂

@_Ben4810 24 дня назад

RAF Leeming...The WORST food ever served up in their main canteen, we were all grateful the food came on bizarre small plates & in children's portion sizes... thankfully that probably saved us all...! 🤢

@kevinnorthfield5097 23 дня назад

Worst food I ever ad was at RAF Uxbridge, absolutely disgusting and practically inedible. Best was Shawbury and Lyneham. All prior to PAYD.

@_Ben4810 23 дня назад

@@kevinnorthfield5097 We ate there thankfully on a Friday, & all of us were individually ill over the weekend, we couldn't believe on Monday morning that everyone had the same sickness...what a nightmare that was.

@iand7475 23 дня назад

bye bye pilots

@EvoraGT430 24 дня назад

How is any of this "crucial to UK defence" exactly?

@verynormalperson7003 24 дня назад

being able to fly planes seems pretty important

@EvoraGT430 23 дня назад

@@verynormalperson7003 That happens at Valley. This is a side-show.

@ThePedroski007 24 дня назад

Why train qataris, the home of Hamas leadership?

@monkeyboy8424 23 дня назад

Drones are a danger to seagulls and should be banned.

@Bruno-tm3xo 23 дня назад

Seagulls should be fined for trespassing

@TampaBay-ir2wp 24 дня назад

Is this presenter a competition winner? As obviously not a professional.

@lachlanchester8142 22 дня назад

What do you mean? He’s done plenty of videos on this channel

@BIBIWCICC 24 дня назад

Incredible that we are still flying these relics. The Russians must howl with laughter at these videos.

@matt-lo8ut 24 дня назад

It's always good to learn in inferior equipment, it produces better pilots, drivers etc. For example if you take a kid and teach them to drive in a classic mini, they're going to be far more competent than someone who learns to drive in a single pedal Tesla. Same things applies to jets.

@fToo 24 дня назад

and is there even a plan to replace them? are they expected to serve 50 years?!

@matt-lo8ut 24 дня назад

@@fToo So you agree with my point? Thanks :)

@aviation5689 24 дня назад

Those hawks are far from relics, unreliable? Maybe, but the RAFs version, the T2 is far from a relic, based on the T1 of course and looks vaguely similar apart from the wings and nose but it boasts a modern avionics suite and glass cockpit. The Russians are really the ones with relics.

@fToo 23 дня назад

@@aviation5689 "In 2009, the RAF began receiving the first Hawk T2, in the long term, T2 aircraft will replace the ageing T1s. Training operations on the Hawk T2 began in April 2012" i didn't realise the T2s were relatively new.

@musicsubicandcebu1774 24 дня назад

Liberal attitude towards hair styles I see.

@bigtony4829 24 дня назад

Currently training four Qatari's and two Brits Sums up the state of Uk defence in one sentence

@ashleygoggs5679 24 дня назад

no it dosnt at all. Qatar has been an ally to the uk and they are buying typhoons as their QR aircraft and platform. They are paying the RAF to train their pilots. This isnt a state of our defence this is our defence actively making money or reinvesting tax payers money. Your comment wreaks of ignorance.

@teddypicker8799 24 дня назад

We are training Ukraine pilots too