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- In this special report, Sky News gains exclusive access to the RAF's Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) squad.
Based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, the team is responsible for protecting Britain's skies and is ready to scramble, in Eurofighter Typhoon jets, at a moment's notice.
Defence Correspondent Alistair Bunkall goes inside the UK's top secret nuclear bunker and talks the pilots who would have to shoot down hostile aircraft.
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“Fly With RAF’s Quick Reaction Alert Crews”, (Typhoons) while the thumbnail is clearly an F-35.
Sebastian Bown yeh
exactly what i was thinkng
Aaaaah well ...................................
I fell for this clickbait also.
F35's arrived last year
James May should have narrated this
Hell yeah
👍🏻
James May should narrate literally everything
If James May had narrated this I would not have watched it
James May? Why not Jeremy Clarkson??
As a Turk I live in England and I wanna join British army when they need me. Anytime
Any day I’m ready fight for this country. Because this country gives me accommodation, job, food everything. Thanks UK
Have a nice day.
Beautiful words
During the years of the Cold War / Post Vietnam War we (the US Military ) trained with the British military, I have so much respect for them - on the ground, in the air, and on the sea. A truly professional force.
"I was just tucking into my scrambled eggs when we got the order to scramble the planes. When I came back someone had poached my eggs."
Thats cold
Who said that?
john ZA rimmer
Jack1138 It’s the old wartime question before ops, “Can I have your eggs?” 😂😂😂😂
Hate it when that happens
These guys made two sonic booms over my house today, fucked me up that did
Donny lads :D
+CosmicSpaceDuck - My brother phoned me from the pub asking if i heard an explosion lol.
lol. very loud
Who? Sky News??? The barstards
***** xD
gotta love how in a potential emergency situation they still opening conversations with one another using "Good Evening". Manners are their own reward people
Respect fork ireland we stand with the uk always we have something in common no one else does. Were Celts 🇮🇪x 🇬🇧
Sorry it’s meant to be respect from Ireland
@@conor711 no problem mate, respect from the UK, we may bicker from time to time but deep down we're all mates 🇬🇧❤️🇮🇪 the RAF are proud to patrol irelands skies as well as the UKs
Having grown up in an Air Force town, it's really fun to see a peek into how the U.K. does it's air defense. And RAF Typhoons are just rad.
+Christopher Mcanally And what we see in the sky is only a fraction of what would really happen :) very exciting stuff.
yes living at the bottom of a run way is fun.
My dad was in the raf when typhoons where just coming in to service early 2000s him and squadron had to sign a order to not speak of what they saw as it has the best of the best equipment on it at the time and no one else had it. just used to love listening to night runs at 2am at raf leuchars and a lossiemouth. 🙈
@@upurkilt7246 I was in home rossie farm in montrose early 2000s they used to use the home as a target as it was a building on its own for miles
@@upurkilt7246 not true 😂😂 the F-117 was operational at the time and the F-22 was Already In production
Love and respect RAF as I do our Air Force. I am a US vet of the Korean War. Stay safe brothers.
John J. Bluvas Much love man
To
John J. Bluvas respect
Respect man, my grandpa was in the British army from 1950 to 53.
10-4
That Typhoon, much like the Spitfire, is a thing of beauty.
It is a beauty, but nothing can top the Spitfire.
Apparently the F22 raptor can out manoeuvre it
@flip inheck no, thats quite likely. The f22 is more modern with better tech after all. But as long as the uk has america at its back we'll be fine
@flip inheck yes but i doubt a f22 would find itself in a dogfight with a typhoon anyway, the stealth of the f22 and long range missiles can pick off the typhoon in a long ranged engagement.
@@sphenoidjjj The Typhoon can out manoeuvre the F-22 and it did so during the Red Flag exercises several times.
So good to see people proud to be British. Regards from Australia 🇦🇺
I only have one word for the RAF personal, etc, of today: Legends
Badass
+PhantomAct Better how? Better pilots? Think that's subjective to say the least lol
+JesusChristNeverLived
Yes he did, try doing some historical investigating.
+Andy Studer big girls blouses
Russians do flybys of US ships and vice versa. It's a game between the militaries. Servicemen are just blokes, no matter the nation.
13:01 ok that was cool af
Agreed lmao
Absolutely loved my time on QRA. Some of the best days of my RAF career. Stay safe men and woman from an ex vet.
I feel the United Kingdom have the best terrestrial and Special Forces in the word. This opinion is based my experience of 20 years in the RAF and having mingled with other military members from around the world. I live in America now and I also feel British people are generally more informed and better educated. We may not be able to effect 'full spectrum dominance' or have an annual $650 billion budget to equip us, and we may also be a nation in decline, but we do have some very well trained, very effecient and highly motivated people in the British military and we should all be very proud of the British Armed Forces, especially UKSF, who, if they are not the best (because I simply don't know) are the blue print for all SF that came after them. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸
My thoughts exactly
I saw tham during war in Kosivo,and after war,oecekeeping mission.From 19 countries.Brits unit was on the top,5 empty places.and second than.
There are so many heroes in the world, but they remain silent on the horror being inflicted upon us now.
I am a 4th generation American and I have met tons of arrogant foreigners believing they are more intelligent than Americans as they use all of our inventions and live under our defense umbrella. How could these uneducated people surpass the entire world in under 200 years? Educated people would like to know 😂
Imagine sending one back in time to ww2. Battle of Britain would be much different.
..........would be much different ..... but only for couple of hours
The problem with sending modern equipment back in time is that modern equipment couldn't possibly be maintained back then. They would be able to fly for 20 minutes before their fuel or ammunition runs out and then they would become either useless or it would take a substantial amount of time to get them airworthy again.
Phil Brockmeyer And, as of yet we haven't invented a time machine. I think that's probably the most critical point.
The fighters then would be to slow
Think of how The Battle of Agincourt would look.
Well... That just proves how amazing the RAF are. 75 years on and they're still doing their job 24/7, 365 days a year. That must be amazing to be a member of,
I'm from the US, and I have ALWAYS loved this plane. It's JUST ELEGANT and very BEAUTIFUL!!!
The comment about looking out for a strangely timed plane got me intrigued.
I can just imagine one of them raising an alarm.
"Sir! This plane looks suspicious"
"What's wrong?"
"It's flying on schedule, sir!"
"Dear god..."
My adrenalin kicks even faster than the actual pilots on mission alert as I watch this
Ban Nsabin lmao
Ban Nsabin same😂
Russian Bot, mugs fell for the picture of this account.
The QRA alert was so beautiful that I was about to cry
SF7PAKISTAN it's not beautiful it is national defence
+Jonathan Reeks why can't it be both ?
Jonathan Reeks, if it identifies as ‘beautiful’ why can’t it?
I'm from Newark upon Trent.
I can remember the Vulcans practicing the QRA 4 minute scramble exercises
seeing just 1 Vulcan is incredible.
however 4 - 6 - 8 - 12 going up into the Lincolnshire sky's heading East!!!
all at once !!
Absolutely 💯 AWESOME to witness
yes...terrifying too. knowing what they were practicing for.
God bless the RAF staff of the VBCG during that cold War era.
such responsibility
such calm minds and nerves
No Bird comes close, to the Vulcans mighty presence
The HOWL
Classic media…. Making a big hype deal of how they don’t want to reveal the pilots’ surnames but leave them printed on the side of the typhoons 🤣🤣🤣
oh dear, pilots wanted surnames withheld, only they are written on side of cockpit and sky did not blur them out.
+1977Harrier
it may not be that pilot's aircraft, multiple different pilots will fly the same plane esp. if its a QRF plane
ah yes, good spot.
They'll be given a jet thats servicable, not the one with their name on. Most pilots don't bother putting their name on the jet because they swap round so often.
Alex Hennessy pilots don’t choose if they get a name on their jet
They don’t mind the Russians knowing “sqd ldr sweetcorn” intercepted their plane, but Sky news knowing is just a step tooo far.
RAF are the best and we always put the USAF in second place.... On a website the USAF( who at the time were training with the RAF) said ' We don't want to play anymore'
George Bishop son, just don't
George Bishop somebody needs their facts checked
son, just dont
Hanson Ma mate I go to air cadets
HA. funny
From the all us true brits..just want to say many thanks to our very own RAF the greatest airforce in the world for keeping our great country of Britain safe..with love and full respect..thanks guys..
Beautiful fighters and respect for the RAF. Love from the U.S
if that plane has windows xp still then we're fucked.
XD
it's fine as long as it's not connected to the internet it's completely fine, the US ICBM launch protocol is still based on 5.25 floppies for God's sake
Dont worry mate theyve updated to Vista.
yes becuase it cant be hacked.
I think its Linux!
Fair play to the pilot's comments near the end of the video. I agree. In a crisis situation, proper intel and following chain of command, works better than succumbing to emotion, in the air.
I’m a typhoon pilot for RAF Lossiemouth and I’ve been in life threatening situations but it is an amazing job serving your country
Lol not your not
I somehow find that hard to belive "MalcolmGTA"
@@oliverboasman1706 That's Sqn Ldr MalcolmGTA
yeah... totally
Greetings from Hopeman to Lossie
At 2:48 if I’m not mistaken that’s Flight Lieutenant Jon Bond, currently serving as Red 6 in the Red Arrows
thats what i thought!!
It is
Of course his surname is 'Bond' lol
@@shamrock141 it really is Bond and his nickname in the Reds is ‘Bondy’
Looks like they have a nice gaming setup there
+jack thomas Why not...24hrs standby!
They’re playing DCS
Nadoc should run fsx steam edition well right
Pilots today are called the playstation generation. SERIOUSLY gaming is excellent for motor skills and mental athleticism.
They don't want them to tell use their surname's. Should of though about that when filming the aircraft. Each Squadron Leader has their name on the side of their aircraft...
+minitrundle Well spotted except ... the QRA pilots aren't Squadron Leaders and since there are more pilots than planes there is no correlation between the names on the planes and the people that are flying them.
+Normal Wisdom Its still rather odd, I've never seen RAF aircrew withhold their names on any documentary or news piece. The fact that they are sitting QRA dosn't matter, the RAF has been standing QRA uninterrupted for the last 60 years - its akin to having a police officer being on the beat, its what they do.
+Normal Wisdom obviously it's dull. Sitting around waiting for an alarm is going to be dull. This guy is playing it off like they don't have an important job though by comparing them to a desk sergeant who is on call
FallenPhoenix86 Jamie Ball I don't think FallenPhoenix86 is saying that the job of fast jet pilot isn't challenging (at least I hope he isn't) just that QRA is usually one of the least challenging parts because it normally involves sitting around (or trying to sleep) waiting for something that probably won't happen. There is a lot of being a fast jet pilot that is considerably more difficult than that.
Normal Wisdom I get the logic to a degree, and have seen it elsewhere; for example active duty Israeli pilots won't generally appear on film without their faces being blurred. I've just never seen a case of RAF personnel doing this.
The guy at 20.28 was on a recent documentary following the Red Arrows. He had just joined the Reds & was undergoing his formation training. Must of been a strange experience leaving the Typhoon & climbing back in to the Hawk. Probably felt like he was back at Valley.
I must admit, as much love as I have for our F-22 Raptor, there's 2 jets I love more. Not based on performance but just all around awesomeness, and that's the RAF's Eurofighter Typoon, and the FAF's Dassault Mirage 2000. For as good as the Raptor is, I feel like personally that the Typoon and Mirage are equally as good and aren't given the credit they deserve.
lol your really reaching
The first person I've seen other than me with this profile 😅
@@fightingscared180f22 is old, typhoon isn’t that far off
Haha I actually think that USAF plane out of comms they were worried about at 6:00 might've been me and my crew. Had that exact problem, and by the time we got in touch with them they seemed worked up. Had some radio problems, good times
No way man 😂😂😂😂
6:00 it be then.
@Ryan Gregor Not really, they have a habit of opening fire on friendlies...
such a beautiful,yet deadly bird!
long live the euro fighter typhoon!
The speech at 21:03 that’s badass and makes me proud to be British
calm down bomber harris
It would be nice if it said it to a B-2 spirit Being Escorted By F-35s F-22s and F/A-18 super hornets Becuase The Mirage Wouldve Been Gone a long time ago
@@totifaddye6587 typhoon not a mirage
As a typhoon pilot, myself who has been on QRA duty, I am proud that they have shown how we protect our skies
The RAF is simply the best of the best!
Agreed
The F-22 and 35 is the best 🛩
+OG LIN there jets not a airforce
Usaf
Phoenix Tunes F22 fly over mach 1.2 without using afterburners and its stealth coating can not be easily destroyed
Wonderful stuff...May the UK continue to bare its teeth in no uncertain terms to all potential enemies who display arrogant impertinence
by entering UK airspace uninvited and with no flight plan. Fantastic work by the RAF's QRA system.
10 minutes from Lincolnshire to London is just ridiculous!!
Great video. Huge respect to these people
This is a two way game that has been ongoing for decades.
Testing each other’s reaction times and letting each other know we are in our a game is an important part of peace keeping 🇬🇧
Love British politeness "Ay Good morning sir" :)
I was an aircraft mechanic on mach two fighter interceptors, that's 1600 MPH, in the USAF.
Our mission was to intercept nuclear armed Russian bombers.& when scrambled we were timed, & every second counted!
This video brought back memories! Thanks!
Me: literally flies one inch into restricted airspace
QRA: I’m about to end this mans whole career
I used to be based at RAF Neatishead before it closed in 2004. When the QRA were called upon it was incredibly busy down there.
It's good to see some familiar faces from my time as well.
Brings back memories when I was on QRA (battle flight) at RAF Gutersloh in Germany back in the 70s with Lightnings. Can be exciting at times but mostly boring sitting around.
I must say those British are world leaders when it comes to tactical defence and special Ops..I've heard some amazing stories about there Pilots & special forces SAS/SBS Tactical Units..I was watching them take down the Argentinian air force in 2 weeks in 1982..Not sure any other country could of done that!! Great fying guys Love from the states..
Tactical defense isnt Much for Britian since the U.S. has 217 Military bases around the world
@@totifaddye6587 More like 1000
Not really the Dutch have some of the best specialises units in the world
@@totifaddye6587 Americans just throw money at everything. That doesn't make them good.
@@user-ie6jr4bg1w the Dutch? Your joking right? The only good thing about the Netherlands military is their navy and even then its a support fleet and can't stand up to a major countries navy, their job is to support the bigger navies which I will admit they are decent at
Mad how Jon has gone from typhoon up to the red arrows within the last couple years
Yeah. He is a great pilot.
Isn't this what all patriotic Brits should have more awareness of? Hats off to all our brave RAF pilots especially the quick reaction alert boys
who might have to face live combat any time.
Why has the thumbnail just changed to an f35😂😂
The RAF does hold F-35s
Connor from cyberlife I know but this video is nothing to do with an f35
@@Polo-gj9on true
Thanks for that, I wont bother watching the video, I only came here to see how they are doing with the F35
I was surprised it took me this far into the comment section to find someone who noticed that.
First thing that popped into my head.
Cool little doc. though, Typhoons are good looking aircraft.
God bless the RAF!
How is that relevant to the OP's comment
T0xic. Username checks out.
Which God?
Martin Allen All of them.
When the war will start ,so that people know great power of America ,God bless America Amen.
13:33 It is so top secret that we just narrowed down where it’s located 😂
😂😂😂
9:30 Nice to see Polish Air Force and RAF logos next to each other. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few..."- Winston Churchill
The Spitfire , Such a Beautiful plane , And what a fantastic sound from the RR engine .
I was born in bloody America but I still want to join the RAF
The Reece is a beast 22nd I wanna join the USAF and become a pilot and I live in the UK ha ha, I’m 15
SyZ7OC I could join the RAF since my mom is British
Volsmoke 101 yeah i'm joinin the raf tbh
Eagle squadron !
Im going to join the RAF im a british citizen just moved to america.
Kudos to those crews and maintainer’s keeping a keen lookout!
RAF Lossiemouth was where my mum and uncle were stationed, mum was a medic and my uncle an aircraft engineer. Miss home but glad to see the lads scrambling to serve and protect
I can only hope that my dream to be sitting in the cockpit of a Eurofighter as the pilot is realised. Whether scrambling to intercept a TOI, or training, I'd bloody love every second of it!
same dude I really want it! :)
@Drew Peacock Target of Interest potentially. I'm not sure where I'd heard TOI from but that's an educated guess now.
Well did u make it bro?
I remember sitting at the end of the runway at coningsby when suddenly 8 jets took off in about 5 mins. ‘Twas epic
In 2016 two qra typhoons broke the sound barrier above my house in leeds
Beautiful aircraft and we should all be so proud of our RAF boys Those boys protecting our country 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💪💪💪💪
Too bad that your country is being invaded by mooslims now
Im more of a Tank and Infantry guy, however I have to admit the RAF is growing on me.
Horses for courses. By the time a tank had been scrambled, the plane could have flown the length of the country...
My dad was ln SAC during the cuban missle crisis. 12 B52s took off from Fairchild and where refuelled in air for hours . To say he was stressed would be an understatement. My mom and me where evacuated to the mountains in idaho with a box of 3 day rations and a gallon jug each of water. Dad told me a few years ago how close we came to WW3. It was only because comms between ussr and DC were so slow it gave both sides time to think. Not like that today. Stay safe.
Amazingly engineered aircraft with highly talented pilots
Brings back memories of when I served with the RAF...
Great Video and of course great Aircraft! Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Each shift lasts 24 hours that must be quite an experience
Interesting to see the UK's version. I live in Switzerland and work on AF base with quick reaction capabilities, where a lot of F-18s are stationed. We get these kinds of alerts every other day.
The Russians are actually helping us keep sharp and trained. I’m sure the crews love it.
Yeah, who knew they were helping to destroy us in the future
@@deputybluevein93 😤
I got goosebumps when the QRA alert sounded xd
4:31 - That point in the middle left just circling like *huiiiiiiii* xD
Probably a weather plane
Amazing, almost wish I perused something like that. Much respect, love my country 🇬🇧
I love how they get more aircraft ready as soon as any are deployed, just in case they need to deploy more. It reminded me of when I accidentally disturbed a bumblebee nest. I didn't realise until I was surrounded by agitated bees, circling me. Then I noticed a mouse hole or similar in the ground, with more bees coming out of it. As soon as I realised I'd accidentally entered their territory, I backed away, and the bees settled down and dispersed. This video was pretty much exactly that same drill.
Go over our house when scrambled its immense. Love living in Lincolnshire
13:20 "Hold on let me move out your way, I gotta take a dump"
I have lived at RAF Coningsby as my father was stationed there. I was very young at the time in the mid 1970's.
Such complex and beautiful machinery. God bless every member of the military
I spent 11 yrs in the US army (two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan), my older brother is a F-15E pilot and has flown and trained with a lot of British pilots. There are a ton of British pilots that come to the US and train with US pilots. But one thing my brother told me was that the British pilots he talked to were very excited about the F-35's they were flying and getting.
While the Tyhoon is a very good multi role fighter, it's radar isn't the best and lets it down in some regards. So going from the Tyhoon to the F-35 is a huge jump in capabilities.
The F35 will replace the Tornado in the RAF. It will complement rather than replace the Typhoon in the RAF in the same way it does the F22 in the USAF
Maybe, but we HAVE Typhoons. How long before we see any F35s?
the newer tranches have upgraded radar dont they?
Luckily the Typhoon FGR4 is now getting a brand new CAPTOR-E Radar to solve this problem.
The typhoon is receiving an upgraded radar.
Dunno if anybody has seen the new red arrows series but the pilot ib thos video is Jon bond, recognised him instantly, he is red 7 this year. Lucky guy
This country was once proud.
i've watched this video at least 5 times through... i dont know why but its too epic
Canad and the uk have the best piolts.
Gaming Highlights Germany has good pilots
Canad forces invaded Northern Scotland last week
@OceanBlue they do have an airforce
Pity Canadians can't spell!
ive just come back from ingoldmells and there were typhoons 4 all in a line and before i saw the red arrows
RAF has the most outstanding pilots always has always will My dad was in the RAF during Ww2
The professional way in which our RAF protect the Uk is why we have not been attacked from the air since WW2. Sure, it’s cost us billions and will continue to do so. I just wish recent (and the present) governments would have increased funding instead of this attitude of barely covering it with very sly financial shavings. Respect to all of these guys. Great article
This was when Jon Bond didn't know that he was going to be a Red Arrows Pilot
My favourite 2 planes are both used in British forces (RAF/Navy) - Eurofighter Typhoon and the Panavia Tornado - beautiful European machines.
@flip inheck the navy has Hawk T1's, Beechcraft king airs and f35B lighting
@flip inheck still they are fixed wing aircraft
Yep love the Tornado such a proven capable multirole aircraft
This is very good, but Please put a picture of a typhoon on the first screen shot ( not an F35)
I recall the same thing way back in the 1960s, when I was an Air Cadet. Then it was Cold War days with RAF Javelins and Lightnings on watch. The USSR dissolved 30-odd years ago, but some things haven't changed much. Today's Russia still likes to check our defences.
Love how the thumbnail was a Lockheed f-35 lmao
3 of these flew over my school and the teacher told us to hide under the tables cus he thought we were getting bombed XD
Your teacher is a fool.
henryvagincourt yep
Moat teachers are damaged. Most also partake in substance abuse. Let's be honest. It's a perfect job for getting off your titts and no one notices the come down.
Jackiechin that never happened did it though
@@bigbrownnipplez9883 agreed
That alarm sends shivers down my spine
2:46 simon minter 20 years later
“We won’t give away their last names.”
“SQD LDR ROBERTSON”
Darth Turtle , yep, I spotted that on plane.
"Don't tell them your name Pike!"
That’s someone else’s name
Theres 30 jets and 40 pilots in the squadron. Its entirely plausible that the name on the Typhoon isnt the name of the pilot.
is it me or one of the pilots looks like miniminter
Thanks for protectioning us ❤
Leah Hutchinson protecting*
@@asyraafroslan5924 she's a Brit,not.
Christ, didn't know Simon left the Sidemen to join the RAF
Respect and admiration to RAF.