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Military History Time
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2014
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WRAF training and life in the 1960s.
WRAF training and life in the 1960s. Follow them at RAF Spitalgate where non-commissioned women were trained. RAF Jurby on the isle of Man features, along with RAF Khormaksar in Yemen
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The Farnborough Air Show (colour) 1959
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Farnborough Air Show in all its glory in 1959. Aircraft featured, among others, include the De Havilland Comet 4, Blackburn NA 29, Hunting Percival Jet Provost, Avro Vulcan, Bristol 192 Belvedere, Fairey Rotodyne, Bristol Bloodhound missile and SRN1 hovercraft.. Westland helicopter flypast featuring Westminster, Wessex and Whirlwind aircraft. Formation of Vickers Scimitar aircraft take off and ...
Military Parachute Training - 1960 (Colour)
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Follow Jack as he starts his Military Parachute Training at RAF Abingdon in the 1960s.
Royal Air Force in the 1960s
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This is a short video of Royal Air Force in the 1960s. Featuring some great views of RAF Akrotiri and those amazing aircraft of the time such as the Vulcan, Victor, Valiant, Lightning, Javelin, Canberra, Hunter.
16th Independent Airbourne Parachute Brigade 1951
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In May 1951, 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group was ordered to prepare itself for deployment overseas. This preparation was in response to the nationalization of the oilfields in Iran and the possible threat to British nationals in that country.
Artists Rifles Recruitment 1960s
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A new recruit arrives at Duke's Road. He is interviewed by the Recruiting Officer. The volunteer then undergoes a medical exam and swears Oath of Allegiance before his training starts with a map reading exercise, shooting practice at Bisley with Sterling sub-machine gun and 9mm Browning pistol, and fieldcraft exercise on Brecon Beacons. He is then seen in the Regimental Bar at Duke’s Road with ...
Artists Rifles OTC - Royal Flying Corps, Hare Hall Camp, Gidea Park
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The Artists Rifles OTC trained 10,256 officers from 1914 to 1918. Many went into the regular regiments, 936 officers went into service in the Royal Flying Corps. Hare Hall camp in Gidea Park Essex trained many artists including Paul Nash, Wilfred Owen, Edward Thomas, Alfred Leete and Noel Coward, to name just a few. Both Wilfred Owen and Edward Thomas would die on the battlefield. The regiment ...
Dulce Et Decorum Est - By Wilfred Owen
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"Dulce Et Decorum Est" written by Wilfred Owen (18 March 1893 - 4 November 1918) during World War I. The Latin title is taken from the Roman poet Horace and means "it is sweet and honorable...", followed by pro patria mori, which means "to die for one's country". One of Owen's most renowned works, the poem is known for its horrific imagery and condemnation of war. Wilfred Owen trained at the Ar...
Edward Thomas - The WW1 Poet
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Philip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917) is commonly considered as a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences. His career in poetry only came after he had already been a successful writer, essayist, novelist and literary critic. While at the beginning of WW1 he was unsure if to join, by 1915 he decided to enlist in the Artists Rifles, a regiment well ...
you are too indisciplined to be part of the arstist rifles too indisciplined.
The Artist Rifles used to be a TA battalion of The Rifle Birgade, the boat section of 21SAS is the WW2 SBS which was older than LRDG and SAS
Akrotiri was a a noisy station getting a decent sleep was nigh on impossible in the 70s .
A great time to serve, but the pay was abysmal. Didn’t change until 68 &73
If i remember as a LAC back in 1972 i was on about £29 per week 😢😢😢😢or was it a month!!
*posh kids only
Ironically, these WERE the days. But this generation allowed itself to be sold out; many were brainwashed by Communist infected universities and sent in to our establishments and institutions to wreck havoc. Today is the result - Rights culture has taken over, big business and big banks control the narrative, too many are state dependent (as planned) as we're erasing our 1000 year shared history and culture.
well that was all very jolly
Just spotted the chaplain at 5:04 !
A rare skill lost amongst our female colleagues - flower arranging!!!! 😝😝😝
I bet most of these old farts are dead now or having their bums wiped in the nursing home?😂😂😂
Exit trainer, also known as the knacker Cracker.
Great video mate, thank you🙏 Top Malo House is an often overlooked battle of the Falklands war, in my opinion. ML’s bring a massive capability, which is unique, to the U.K. armed forces, and as indispensable as ever! 🇬🇧 👍
68 when I earned my wings. forget all that fine young men crap an extra £2 -12-6 a week para pay was a lot of beer money.
I feel like a nice cup of tea and a biscuit after watching that
Its cool that the Padre had a go too 😂😂
The balloon raised an eyebrow or two but enjoyed the two Hercules jumps
Great Video. Newark Aircraft Museum and Duxford are two of the best places to see these amazing aircraft up close.
There is also a great aircraft museum in Yorkshire with some amazing aircraft.
They all end up scrapped by today. Trust me!
300+ sports parachute jumps in the Afcent parachute club. I was given American wings but never the real thing :(
I worked with JATE and The Joint Services Free Fall Trials Team AT RAF Abingdon as their DZ MEDIC in the 1970s, it was quite an experience, watching and covering HALO drops at night to various DZs around the region, also heavy drops
I thought that was Steve Buscemi in the thumbnail preview.
Cannot help but feel the sadness that so many families had to go through when their loved ones never returned 😢
So said what these poor men went through. 😢
Reflections from a bygone era.
It hadn't changed much by the 1970s.
BRILLIANT. I did mine in 86. First jump aircraft as it was too windy for balloon. Mate opposite said white as a sheet." ive never even flown before and ive got to jump out of it" !! I bet thats been said quite a few times over the years. Drills very similar as well. You realise how good the Brits are when you get your foreign wings and get taught exit flight and landing by another country. Yanks are useless. Good fun in the heat.
Stationed at RAF Abington on 71MU ,in the hangar just opposite where the jumping bean towers were , ( cut down before I was posted in ) - only people who jump from perfectly serviceable aeroplanes are the dopes on a rope --- they have my full respect , great to see the Beverly again
2:19 The "knacker cracker". Brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it.
UK misses its glorious past!
JACK already has his Red Beret, why is he made to look so nervous, I mean to get the Beret means he already did his jumps, I'm confused.
you win your beret by passing P Coy Airborne Forces selection first , then go on to get yr wings , if you search on P Company you'll see how it works - hope that helps .
I joined in 63, you were given your beret on joining in them days.
3:25 Release Please !
my dad was in cyprus 23P.F.A.
8:04 Is that a patch on the parachute?
Some of the best troops in the forces .Hard as iron 😊😊
Watched all this happen, in 1967, when I spent 8 weeks at RAF Abingdon on an Air Movements course. Despite being in the RAF, you wouldn’t get me jumping out of an aircraft 😂 Great time there.
Blimey I was 13 in 1960 and in 150 City of Oxford ATC. We used to go to Abingdon for visits, got to do the parachute training and did all the jumps in the hangar, the tower and yes even the balloon. We were allowed up in the Beverleys (and Comets and 'Whispering Giants' at Lyneham) but couldn't jump out of the aircraft. My aunt and Uncle lived at Dry Sandford right under the flight path from Abingdon and they swear one evening a Beverley hit their TV aerial. And they lived in a bungalow!
health and safety wouldnt even let you march in the rain these days
Anyone else see the thumbnail for this video & think the Para was a young Steve Buscemi?
Attended Abingdon as a Parachute Regiment recruit (292 Plt) in 1965 x2 from a balloon & 6 from fixed wing to gain wings, went on to serve 6yrs with 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment. We all loved being at Abingdon, excellent food, exciting experiences with the parachute training and not being chased by our army instructors from dawn to dusk!
1963, loved Abingdon,as you say 2 x balloon and 6 day and night for wings.
Awesome!
Great video. I wonder what those guys are doing now? I'd love to hear their stories of their lives!
i did abingdon in 1965 ,the sticks seem a lot tighter then than they do now.and i;m sure them x type chutes are a lot smaller than the ones used now.
Yr right , the X type chute was still in service then - 28' canopy - and you had to pull down on the lift webs or it would oscillate , PX came in - 32' canopy and no oscillation , sticks slowed down as the PJIs try to maintain a stagger between port and starboard sticks as blokes could go under the tail and collide with the other stick - progress eh lol .
@@jaquesdaniels2964 yes i remember when we converted to the C130 ,you had to exit one port then one starboard and so on .didn't all ways work.
My Dad was a training officer at RAF Abingdon in the late 60s. As a small children he would take us into that hanger and we would play on the ramps and in the fuselage. We would also watch the soldiers training. I especially remember them jumping out of a door high up near the roof. Dad would sometimes wrap me into one of those harnesses and leave me dangling there. Unfortunately he was killed in 1971 in an accident. Seeing this brought back memories.
Sorry to hear about your father. Per Ardua Ad Astra. I too have found memories of my time there, 1967.
A lovely story (except for the ending) thanks for sharing.
Bootneck did mine Jan 82
Did mine at Brize
likewise in 1985
This takes me back lol. I did mine with 3 Coy, 10 Para in 1970. Now we have just 1 reserve batt. left, God help us!
@kingjohnsobieski3 That green light sure focussed the mind! lol, only 1 (4 Para) rserve batt. left now.
@kingjohnsobieski3 "Character building" wasn't it? lol. I think my worst was chemical warfare trials before I went to 21, low level night jumps in North Germany in full NBC kit and full equipment, you never saw the ground until you hit it!
It only takes 4 weeks to train a parachutist ! It's not rocket science! Anyone can do it!
@@garagenigel Two in the British Army, how many military jumps have you done?
@@johnallen7807 it's four weeks pal and it's an RAF course! How many jumps have you done?? Haha!
1963 air cadets Abingdon summer camp, too small to train on equipment even at 16, so went to East Anglian PC club and jumped at 3300 feet from a Percival Prentice, fun days.
Me too. 150 City of Oxford Squadron. In '63 I was 16 and going off to an apprenticeship but we got to do all the jumps except from the Beverleys. I did a couple of jumps years later for charity.
Lucky bugger. We weren't so lucky in ATC in the 1980s.
Oh and we had lots of flights, Beverley to Wales, and Para drops at Benson.
Lol at recruitment tactics for ta... it's expensive jumping from a plane come & do it for free
Been there, wore the T-shirt..........
When Britain was Britain
Great Brittainistan...
When Britain was Great Britain
Ireland was… wait.
It still is
Bore off! Let me guess a Tory voter? 😂
Did mine there as 562 Para.RCT(V) in 1971...Sgt.Casey as my PJI.
Did mine in 1977 at Brize and Flt Sgt "Butch" Casey was also our PJI, mans a legend.