The Time They Trained WW1 Bombers at Stonehenge

By the end of WW1 the British Ministry of Defence had finally come round the idea that using aircraft for attacking during war was a good idea. A sudden rush to produce more bombers meant training more pilots, which meant more airfields. But in a panic to find available sites around the UK, did they really see the fragile, ancient, Stone Age monument of Stonehenge and decide that would be an ideal place to train pilots to drop bombs?
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[@joshuanishanthchristian5217]

When we visited the area last year it was quite surprising to see the amount of military infrastructure so close to monument. We took a route that avoided a lot of the main roads and ended up going seemingly right through one of the military training areas on a public access road. Still kinda wish I'd seen an actual tank!

[@vernongoodey5096]

I live in Devizes just North of this area and for many years there was a sponsored walk from Avebury to Stonehenge and we walked all through the military areas. We are still kept awake at night by the boom boom boom of the Assault guns firing from Larkhill camp. Once driving to the famous A303 came across a whole farmers field full of Challenger tanks just starting up for manoeuvres.

[@joshuanishanthchristian5217]

@@vernongoodey5096 Very cool! It must be quite surreal sometimes, I imagine?

[@jetsons101]

Another enjoyable watch. I had no idea that the city of Cairo expanded so close to the Pyramids (11:36) It's amazing to think that only 66 years separate the first flight of the Wright Flyer, 1903, and the first flight of the Concord, 1969. Thanks for your time, work and posting............

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Well as usuall, thanks for watching. Glad you liked it. It's really amazing how quickly aircraft technology accelerated! Really blows my mind!!!

[@jetsons101]

@@BeeHereNowuk Thanks again for your time, work and posting.

[@postscript67]

There is a splendid photo from the Second World War of another stone circle, the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney, being used in a military exercise with a squadron of bren gun carriers driving through the stones, down into the surrounding ditch and up the other side! (Edit - you'll find it on the Imperial War Museum web site. The troops were Gordon Highlanders).

[@TheMorangutan]

Just discovered this channel and absolutely love it. I’m born and bred in Manchester so this has been sent straight to the family group chat hahaha they’ll love your content too

[@keithwalmsley1830]

Thanks for another utterly fascinating video, I love how you explore the more unusual and lesser known aspects of history, keep up the good work!! ✌

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thanks Keith. Glad you found it interesting!

[@aabumble9954]

I've been to what's left of the airfield when I went to the museum there (Boscombe Down Aircraft Collection) which is held within two of the surviving hangar's.

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Great video Ollie, very interesting. Very good hearing your researched facts and a thoroughly enjoyable watch.

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Flibbles]

Why do you keep calling it Sallsbury, it is pronounced saulsbury

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Well it's written Salisbury but nobody pronounces it like that so I think it's fair game 😂

[@Flibbles]

@@BeeHereNowuk I was born there, I have never heard it pronounced with a short a only long a.

[@andrewhodgson9750]

salisbury plain has been a military training ground for a long time- but brite lad i think u just solved it - observatory? ,calender? no its a target!

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Haha I'm picking up some sarcasm and I like it 😂

[@marthalife7636]

Pretty sure i read somewhere that some of the stones where put back up by the airfield workers

[@Trebor74]

It was quite extensively "restored". Look at the constable paintings for what it looked like before.

[@PhilipMurphy8]

Thanks for the interesting video

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@patrickrose1221]

Cracking video 👍

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thanks 👍

[@ianhudson2193]

There was also a railway there.....😊

[@subaruadventures]

Wouldn't know it even was there

[@FlyingDarkLord]

Nicely researched & edited! 👍🏼 a great video

[@christopherfranklin972]

Nice video bar your pronunciation of Salisbury ...

[@BeeHereNowuk]

Thanks! 😃

[@lustycourtier2425]

The British bombed Pompeii. Weve never had respect to history

[@TalesOfWar]

I doubt it was specifically targeted. There's a whole modern city surrounding it.

[@lustycourtier2425]

@@TalesOfWar no, but there’s a railway track that was a target

[@stevefairbanks835]

Look into the facts