The biggest military underground airport in Europe, Zeljava air base | ABANDONED 

Thanks a lot for some of your stories! Must have been incredible. You have seen the planes in the bunker as well? Once these bunkers get abandoned, feel free to reach out to me haha :D

​@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath 3:28 fun fact,in the first part of the video,there are more bunkers of coast of Šibenik,right by that fort at the entrance,only right way to acesse these bunkers is by walling across nice wooden bridges

*_En secreto como lo fué la naturaleza a la cual dañaron para realízar dicha operación. Que ganan con guardarse tanto😎 Muchos ya ni en polvo existen. Arrogantes_*

Ah nice bro, so what did they use it for exactly? And were the side tunnels ever complete?

@@TattooedTraveler JNA-RM was using those bunkers to store boats during training or any navy drill. I remember there was only one entrance. Idea to make bunkers was to protect boats during war time. Boats come out quick to the action and disappeare quick. Bunkers are invisible from the open sea. During my service 1985 we use bunkers like outside war base. Combat readiness or combat alert. Bunkers are mostly situated on islands all over Adriatic sea. There was two islands under full military control. Vis and Lastovo.

@@strigojemigoje2758 hvala puno za povijest brate

@@TattooedTraveler Ja sam iz Beograda. Bio sam tada mornar u Puli pa Split Lora. Poznajem pola jadrana bolje nego Dalmatinci. Bilo je to jedno lepo iskustvo. To ne moze da se dozivi ovako.

Wish you a merry Christmas and blessed new year ahead patriot

yes and bare in mind yugoslavia wasnt that rich of a country to afford all of this back then, even at it's peak

@@VigilantGuardian6750 It was leader of Non-Aligned Movement, it was rich enough.

@@synth1002 non aligned movement was mix of 3rd and 4th worlders

@@VigilantGuardian6750 Higher standard than Soviets, more order than in the west, what do you want more. You can't compare 3rd world countries then and now. Then was much more higher level before introducing NATO democracy to that countries.

@@synth1002 the reason why yugoslavia appears richer than it was is due to the fact that they went into massive debts just so they can start building proper relevant infrastructure, i wish it was richer cause I'm from there and my current country would be more developed now too but that was not the case

…or take them…..

Actually this base is on NATO's radar given that Croatia is a member of NATO and EU.

@@noonehere1793 depends on what game you are trying to play.

Not really the ion smoke detectors that have been on the roof in hundreds that have radioactive americium-241 can very easily be inhaled and the whole complex is full of PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) compound that are very bad for health

@@noonehere1793 Unlikely, as they're likely not compatible with modern military tech, or they'd still be active.

I mean atleast I know where to go in a zombie apocalypse now haha

Not forgotten or wouldnt b here

Never knows these days, somethime it will be in use..!

No. It had a purpose.

خیلی عالی بود .دست شما درد نکنه

Is that the 30km ones?

No, underground base in Star Wars

Awesome

Yes, hope Eelco will join again soon :)

Thanks a million Chris! Glad we went back :)

🤗thats DC3 military DC-47 Dakotta, Original Name from USS Army was "avenger of heaven" baised in Italy, abandopned to yugoslav Army 1946. It was older Model with Prat&Whitney engines R-1830-80C Twin, AIr cooled 7+7 Cylinder, 1190Hp. I was there When this beauty was placed there.

@@johannesmuller5653Wow! Amazing. She should be restored right there at the base.

Some aircraft have to stay where they belong. This one adds to the atmosphere of the airbase. Earlier there were to F-84's, they were brought to museums.

Thanks mate! Currently exploring in the US. I did a Titan Silo in the past. Hope to visit some more stuff soon😁

They really do. They're so on the same page and have such an easy rapport - they're like old friends. Very enjoyable to watch.

Thanks ! We soon go on a really cool roadtrip to the 'Stans'

"Enclaves of ethnic Serbs lived scattered throughout Croatia, making it impossible to draw any kind of mutually-satisfactory border between the two countries" The socialist internal borders (six Yugoslav Republics & two Yugoslav autonomous regions) were already established after WW2 in Yugoslavia. Serbia just wanted more territory from its neighbours after Yugoslavia collapsed. So, it wasn`t impossible to draw the borders. The internal borders were already drawn up by the Yugoslav communist party after 1945 and were confirmed in the 1974 Yugoslav constitution.

Why, nothing to miss about Yugoslavia

@@hercg1967 nothing to miss?? 90% of the Yugoslavian people were living much, much better than now. Yugoslavia was real country, now we have 6 banana countries. Only Slovenia have the same Yugoslavian standard, the others have totally ruined economy, 40% of the young people escaped in to the rich EU countries.

@@mihaelbitola3812 I was born there, I hated the communist aspect, it was poor, but I will agree with you on the young moving to EU countries, I’m not a fan of EU or NATO

The US wanted Yugoslavia to split in regions. They would only be able to lend money if they were apart from each other. It is really insane to have so many small countries instead of one larger one, but of course the people should decide it democratically. Now some parts are within the EU, so they have some things in common.

@@dragonmartijn On the 17. dec. 2023 Serbia is having supposedly democratic decisions.

Things go fast there! 😅damn.

Well if you see the shape of the bunker it’s not worth the effort. I often risk my life, but only when I have found a “Holy grail” of which you can find a few of on this channel😬

Yeh that ladder is apparently completed blocked off. There is another base on top with more tunnels tho and a fake ski lodge on top of it. Looks pretty cool but also nothing left

You couldn't find the ladders because there are none. As you said, there was an elevator (lift) which was used to go the air traffic control tower from the inside of the object and there was a path to the control tower to access it from the outside... No ladders since it is about 40 meters above the base level of the object. The elevator was thoroughly destroyed, there was nothing left of the cabin which was pushed onto the ceiling by the explosion. The slope above the object was mined even before the Yugoslav war, so it is very risky to try to find the outside path to the control tower. Folks from Croatian LYBI Željava message board did manage to skim the minefield and find the path to visit the control tower, leaving solar lamps on the outside of the control tower to mark the occasion, only to find out on the next visit that the solar lamps were stolen. This whole complex is now, sadly, mostly used for gathering secondary raw materials and I believe that those poor people whose livelyhood depends on scavenging Željava Airfield surely know that path as many other related secrets but the path is, currently, unmarked and therefore it would not be very safe to try to find it without mine detecting equipment (which folks from LYBI Željava used on their first attempt of reaching the control tower). Also, control room of the air traffic control tower was sent into oblivion by the explosion, for a long time it stood filled to the brim with burnt and twisted metal which was eventually cleaned out by secondary raw materials gatherers...

@@Bojan5150 thank you for explaining!

@@blah12345ism You're welcome. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks, did you already see some other adventures? We snuck inside a space shuttle hangar, submarines, warships and many bunkers. Even got charged for espionage for documenting these places🫣 so nothing is faked.

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​@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPathif at least Croatian goverment rebuilt it,at least as museum,or at moste new base

@@jokekopter2509 It's already a tourist destination and close to the most popular tourist destination, so that would be interesting!

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath I agree,Also as you already know Croatia is filld whit historical sites due to its long history. Did you ever visit island calld Vis? It hase old abondend military comples,its like an naval base. There are also naval tunels on Brač,and Italian bunkers on the hill over the split

Thanks a lot Leandro!😇

Trillion worth?

They were going to take over the world and tell everyone what to do Yea, like they are trying right now we will be visiting their ashes again in 50 years

Come on like there were no conflicts in other parts of europe for thousands of years hahha

Ooo, you should check out this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K3zOlfQvbTk.html this was a crazy discovery. Thanks for checking out😇

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath I will do I'm new to your channel and will be catching up with your exploring 😀

Hey Darren, cool to hear. If you like this... you'll be AMAZED by all other explores on our channel :) This is just an empty bunker, but I have pioneered inside amazing holy grails in which everything is still intact :)

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath can't wait to work my way through them. Cheers from Australia

I'm also sure every country has undergrond facilities to store food, water and medicine etc in case of a natural disaster/war

He was croazian nazi ustasha.

the size makes it impressive.

Thanks! A new Fukushima series just started which will be a good one!

I've been to some, hopefully there are still some in pristine condition where a lot of artifacts are left!

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath definitely in BiH bro but also we might get blown up

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath YOU HAVE TITOS bunker in Konjic... Bosnia and Herzegovina...

..... in perfect condicion... You can see first automatic fuses in the world...

The locals know best

@what place is that "boat"-Tunnel ?

during the video I poused to see the tag on the uniform lifted, and that is (rather was) a factory in the midst of Bosnia and Herzegovina, town of Travnik, birthplace of a writer who got a Nobel prize, named Ivo Andric) ocalled Borac (meaning fighter). Like most good producers of anything in ex YU, the factory is long gone, only people around 50 can remember its name.

Thanks for subscribing, you won’t regret😌 We also have some bold adventures in the playlist “coolest adventures” Enjoy watching! Cheers from The Netherlands

A cool you were just on time to see this! Cool you went😬😎

Cool Beans! I was stationed at Camp Foster in the early 80s. A Marine buddy and I used to run over to Kadena about once a week for some much better chow than we typically were served. In explorations of the island on weekends we encountered several old Japanese tunnels and caves. They all had signs at the entrances in Japanese, I'm fairly certain they said danger keep out. We most certainly abided by that. ✌️

Always welcome! Reach out to me at Instagram or Facebook :)

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Will do! Still need to make a proper list, expect a message on Facebook in a few days :)

Hello TT ✌️😁 i saw later your questions in LC on which i didnt answer because I was looking video more & details... 👍

@@zoranjovanovic0505 nema problema brate. So those films were aerial recon photos?

@@TattooedTraveler mostly yes & who knows from which place of recon are they .... Pričaš i razumiješ latinicu?!

@@zoranjovanovic0505 awesome, hvala, rezumis I prica malo ali ja sam jos ucim... tecko jezerik

@@TattooedTraveler thats awesome / to je super, just take it slowly & you'll learn it for sure, if you want to / samo polako, naučit ćeš svakako ako želiš. 🙃😉😁 You explore also this kind of history??

You want to get some tips on some good ones?

Pure rage tipped that bus over

Probably someone pulled it over with a truck or something. Probably to scrap the engine and transmission from below

Yugoslavia spend 40Bilion on Military base

The bus was flipped over on its side by Zindongabobobabwe , a giant 40' foot catapiller, that was the base mascot 😳 it was jealous because the bus was faster !

@@MAG-Crew true it was 1 of greatest bases in Eu but its god dnm shame it got destroyd by Mladic Četnik troops think of it if elon mask or any bilioners made space port there

I should. Doing this for 20 years now.. 99,9% has been explored without making episodes😔

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath We love you and your work, we'd hate for something to happen because of it :) Thanks for the amazing content, I'd recommend some simple face masks, like the n95 medical style that should keep the worst of the particles out. Even if you pull them down when you talk to the camera it would keep you safer when you're doing the majority of your exploring.

@@deltan42 I used my surgical corona mask as soon as I saw the fine particles in the air under the flashlight when I visited there with a guide (we salvaged a couple of CRT monitor chassis). Thought it was stirred-up dust but it seems it's just water particles suspended in the air. I wander why the guys don't use gloves when they handle the equipment.

Thanks mate! Hope you enjoyed

Thanks Mohammed !

there are also videos from airbase when it was operational. I think u could find them on youtube

It's a tourist site, faked and filled with old crap to make it look ooohhh. Go to your travel agent and book a shooting weekend there