As a member of the US Air Force it was a privilege to have worked in the bunker at Daws Hill. Thanks for the tour, funny it looks the same as it did during my time there, wet and cold!
I had the pleasure of getting a tour of an active Strategic Air Command base as a cadet in the early 80's. This reminds me of the cheerless, bland offices I saw there. Purely functional, and nothing more.
I graduated from high school there on base in 91. Fun times. My old man told me about the bunker. My history class was in Ike's old office. His pic was on the wall there and a plaque with his name at his old desk.
I'm so glad I found your channel. These videos of exploring the underground bunkers are like nothing else, and you seem to find a lot of them! Just subscribed and can't wait for the next video!
I found this video interesting as I visited a similar (smaller) one in Cheshire some years ago. My dad did electrical maintenance at Daws Hill in the ‘60s.
Omg this brought back memories. I used to explore this place in 97 and at the beginning of the video I remember throwing a butter knife from the cafeteria at the wood fence at the left (it was fully intact then) and it stuck in the wood. I was very impressed with myself as a 15yo
I was on this tour with Ian, Chris & Ben from IKS. Such nice blokes, very down to earth and we had a good chat before and after the tour. Just look out for the young lanky lad in jeans. I make quite a few appearances in this video actually.🤣 Its very strange watching back over this tour because less than 3 weeks later the country went into its first lockdown and I doubt anyone else has been able to visit this bunker since!!!
I had the pleasure of meeting Ian and Chris in the car park before the start of this tour of Daws Hill bunker. I had no idea they were going to there but what really nice guys. I've seen myself several times on this video even though I was trying to keep out of the way as I hate seeing myself on camera.
There also seems to be a mix of pre 1970's and post 80's equipment, wiring and controls. A bit of a Hodge podge in the piping where adapters have been placed to link old ducting/pipes to new filters, pumps and fans.
Really enjoyed the video, thanks for the opportunity to look around this fascinating place. I didn't even know it was there!. Got a little frustrated when I was half way through listening to the guide's interesting stories and you kept wandering off though! :D
In those big air filter boxes in the machinery spaces there will also be multiple spaced layers of fine copper mesh that also prevent EMP charge from travelling in free air through the filters and ducting. Each vent would also have the fine mesh as a final screen and there will be dielectric spacers/joiners on the metal air ducting and electrical ducting (Generally just at a cable passthrough that will have an EMP filter mounted to a copper or stainless steel plate. And yes I have setup and worked on such systems. I even have manuals on EMP Protection for bunkers and command shelters, mainly US in origin and dating from the cold war, but still current!
I worked at Daws Hill for a couple of years (support staff, not a squaddie). We all knew the bunker was there, but I never had reason to go down there. I'd actually be curious to have a look nowadays lol
Lived here on base 1976 to 1977 wit my husband USAF Sgt Sam Lalich who was in the Security Police. I had NO IDEA at the time this place was such a big deal. A USAF High Wycombe posting was considered a peachy tour of duty because of its country club atmosphere!! It was such a great place to live.
Interesting views, brings back so many memories of being one of the project managers there. I started just after the explosion in the bottom floor after a power surge
Most TEMPEST safe monitor's have a shielded case and have a very fine copper mesh over the screen to prevent Rd signals from the video system escaping.
Oh and "TEMPEST" covers other things, not Radio communications. It protects against LAN systems, monitors and keyboards from having their radiation detected and decoded. So that proves that room is one of the computer server stacks in the bunker. Most of the problem has been sorted out more recently, since the 80's, by using fibre optic fed LAN and WAN systems as the cable doesn't radiate any RF at all and is dielectric so won't conduct any power or signals.
208volts is common in the usa in an industrial setting. its the phase to phase voltage on a 120/208 Y type transformer. we use it so we can use all 3 phases at 120v.
Another great video Ian. Downloaded it as 4K version as my Chrome dongle can't handle the higher quality audio, along with many other tubers. Great effort as always.
I used to live in the Warren Wood area which was also built on the Wycombe Abbey grounds. My back garden adjoined the woods which ran up the hill to the entrance of this bunker. I always used to wonder if any of this was under my house. Living in the area all my life there were also rumours that this was a connected to the RAF base in Naphill
As seen in Midsomer Murders on ITV, as RAF Cooper's Hill in an episode entitled " Incident at Cooper's Hill " . I'm full of useless information like this 😀
Those panels at 34:00 date from the rebuild or work around the 1980's. I've worked on similar systems introduced at that time with those square meters instead of round or oval ones.
I think secret vault paid to do this tour quite some time back he used to have a thing about trying to get in this place but never could quite get in there on his own finally he just paid a price and just like you did and got to go on a tour
@@benjamintaylor-grain9422 thanks for info ,id love to go once all this covid stuff is over.... havent i seen you in the videos a famous man :) .......the greenham videos among many...i was up there today try to find a shelter in the woods..
@@richardvickers148 i want to go for a second visit if they ever open it up again covid or not. Keep your eye out on Eventbrite as this is where it was organised through. This legit tour was possible because of The Secret Vault, too many curious folk and the owner’s clearly don’t want them breaking in 🤐, so we’re kind of grateful for that. What exactly are you looking for and where abouts at GC? Private message me if need be.
At 46:20 where Chris said "That looks like gas detection" looks more like a 7/16 RF connector on LDF 5-50 or 6-50 heliax RF cable, considering they used HF to communicate with SAC resources and other types.of high powered trancievers on that level of the bunker.
Cable looks like what's called 500 armored. Its 4/0 wire for mains. It is around 11Lbs. a foot. Its is what feeds or supplies the main and Transformers that you just passed.
Hi there IKS. We are hoping to shoot a short film set around a nuclear bunker. Would it possible to ask how you folks got permission to be there and who we'd need to contact. Many Thanks, Ian Killick, JetBlack Productions
Hi I worked on strike comand bunker being constructed near high wycombe about 1985 which was state of the art tech completely self contained and fully manned 24hr by armed military personel is this still in use?
I am immediately surprised about the location and what is there. sometimes you pay for a visit, then you also get to see more of what is still intact. 11:03 that is to close the door to electromagnetic radiation. (you can also see it in hospitals)
An empty Mellow Yellow can..quite an unlikely gem! also the most annoying advert I ever heard! While watching I'm waiting for the moment Chris get's shouted at by the tour guide "GET OF THAT PIPE IN THE ROOF " I'm half way through..fingers crossed 😉
As a member of the US Air Force it was a privilege to have worked in the bunker at Daws Hill. Thanks for the tour, funny it looks the same as it did during my time there, wet and cold!
nice larp
I had the pleasure of getting a tour of an active Strategic Air Command base as a cadet in the early 80's. This reminds me of the cheerless, bland offices I saw there. Purely functional, and nothing more.
I graduated from high school there on base in 91. Fun times. My old man told me about the bunker. My history class was in Ike's old office. His pic was on the wall there and a plaque with his name at his old desk.
It's good to see that the locals who have lived alongside this installation for all those decades are finally able to see what it was all about.
recently found your channel, nice to see that there are others out there that are passionate about these old places of history.
I'm so glad I found your channel. These videos of exploring the underground bunkers are like nothing else, and you seem to find a lot of them! Just subscribed and can't wait for the next video!
WW2 history like never before, wish it could have been like this in school.
Used to go to the bar at this base as a young man in the early 1980's
My ex wife's mother used to work there around that time....told me many a story 😅
I found this video interesting as I visited a similar (smaller) one in Cheshire some years ago. My dad did electrical maintenance at Daws Hill in the ‘60s.
Mellow yellow drink can has been there since 1990, was a promotion for "days of thunder" film with tom cruise.
Omg this brought back memories. I used to explore this place in 97 and at the beginning of the video I remember throwing a butter knife from the cafeteria at the wood fence at the left (it was fully intact then) and it stuck in the wood. I was very impressed with myself as a 15yo
I was on this tour with Ian, Chris & Ben from IKS. Such nice blokes, very down to earth and we had a good chat before and after the tour. Just look out for the young lanky lad in jeans. I make quite a few appearances in this video actually.🤣 Its very strange watching back over this tour because less than 3 weeks later the country went into its first lockdown and I doubt anyone else has been able to visit this bunker since!!!
never get bored of your video's .. can sit and watch all day
thanks for your support 🙂
Fantastic bit of our history that should be preserved, thanks for posting and for your channel 👍
my grandmother used to be a cleaner there and would tell us all sorts of stories. Her card only allowed her to the first 2 floors underground
I had the pleasure of meeting Ian and Chris in the car park before the start of this tour of Daws Hill bunker. I had no idea they were going to there but what really nice guys. I've seen myself several times on this video even though I was trying to keep out of the way as I hate seeing myself on camera.
The ammount of danger stickers used at this site is just mind blowing
Excellent save by those concerned and in such good condition, thanks for the tour.
There also seems to be a mix of pre 1970's and post 80's equipment, wiring and controls. A bit of a Hodge podge in the piping where adapters have been placed to link old ducting/pipes to new filters, pumps and fans.
Ohhhhhhhh hodge podge in the pipingggggggg!
Really enjoyed the video, thanks for the opportunity to look around this fascinating place. I didn't even know it was there!. Got a little frustrated when I was half way through listening to the guide's interesting stories and you kept wandering off though! :D
In those big air filter boxes in the machinery spaces there will also be multiple spaced layers of fine copper mesh that also prevent EMP charge from travelling in free air through the filters and ducting. Each vent would also have the fine mesh as a final screen and there will be dielectric spacers/joiners on the metal air ducting and electrical ducting (Generally just at a cable passthrough that will have an EMP filter mounted to a copper or stainless steel plate.
And yes I have setup and worked on such systems. I even have manuals on EMP Protection for bunkers and command shelters, mainly US in origin and dating from the cold war, but still current!
you sir a very clever guy
I worked at Daws Hill for a couple of years (support staff, not a squaddie). We all knew the bunker was there, but I never had reason to go down there. I'd actually be curious to have a look nowadays lol
Heard rumours of sex parties and allsorts ...were these true? Lol
21:00 Chris”it smells more bunkerery” 😆 go in Chris. Nice explore fellas 👍
Halfway up Marlow hill from the town turn left nice houses up there. I lived in Marlow .
Good to see you back!!!! Jesus Folks, feels like an eternity
Lived here on base 1976 to 1977 wit my husband USAF Sgt Sam Lalich who was in the Security Police. I had NO IDEA at the time this place was such a big deal. A USAF High Wycombe posting was considered a peachy tour of duty because of its country club atmosphere!! It was such a great place to live.
Hey very nice bunker Thank you for the video.
Interesting views, brings back so many memories of being one of the project managers there. I started just after the explosion in the bottom floor after a power surge
@IKS Exploration @10:56 the door seals in the mock bunker Malvern - QinetiQ
Thanks Ian and Chris pleasure as always .
Excellent explore! Would love to see this 😁👍🏻
Most TEMPEST safe monitor's have a shielded case and have a very fine copper mesh over the screen to prevent Rd signals from the video system escaping.
Oh and "TEMPEST" covers other things, not Radio communications. It protects against LAN systems, monitors and keyboards from having their radiation detected and decoded. So that proves that room is one of the computer server stacks in the bunker. Most of the problem has been sorted out more recently, since the 80's, by using fibre optic fed LAN and WAN systems as the cable doesn't radiate any RF at all and is dielectric so won't conduct any power or signals.
That's exactly what I was thinking!
Love it. Well done lads.
I’ve missed IKS content! If I was the owner of the bunker I would have given you the keys and you could take your time to explore properly! ✨
208volts is common in the usa in an industrial setting. its the phase to phase voltage on a 120/208 Y type transformer. we use it so we can use all 3 phases at 120v.
Cheers for your time, effort and money bringing us this vid. VERY INTERESTING.
Another great video Ian. Downloaded it as 4K version as my Chrome dongle can't handle the higher quality audio, along with many other tubers. Great effort as always.
On bucket list but been disabled never going to happen lol cheers guys that truly is a gem of gems
The place with the water filled gauges appears to be cooling/heating radiators to set Ambient air temperature? Couldn't read the gauges.
I used to live in the Warren Wood area which was also built on the Wycombe Abbey grounds. My back garden adjoined the woods which ran up the hill to the entrance of this bunker. I always used to wonder if any of this was under my house. Living in the area all my life there were also rumours that this was a connected to the RAF base in Naphill
nice to know we had this to look after us so so glad we never had to use it anger
Loved the film and the big plant rooms boys👍, it's a shame there not opening it up and keep it for tour's around for history 👍
We love your videos 👻🤟, love your production to, keep up the great work
As seen in Midsomer Murders on ITV, as RAF Cooper's Hill in an episode entitled " Incident at Cooper's Hill " . I'm full of useless information like this 😀
The producer Brian True-May lives locally and we often see Bentley Production set signs about ( even more useless info ! )
I worked there around 1986 I believe for a company that did all the airconditioning.
Nice one folks. Thumbs up as usual.
Those panels at 34:00 date from the rebuild or work around the 1980's. I've worked on similar systems introduced at that time with those square meters instead of round or oval ones.
I think secret vault paid to do this tour quite some time back he used to have a thing about trying to get in this place but never could quite get in there on his own finally he just paid a price and just like you did and got to go on a tour
have they started the tours back up yet? secret vault went few years ago,think they stopped due to covid..
🤔 covid wouldn't of been around a few years ago! 😳
This tour was one of the last just before the 1st lockdown last year. Doubt it would of started up again
@@benjamintaylor-grain9422 thanks for info ,id love to go once all this covid stuff is over....
havent i seen you in the videos a famous man :) .......the greenham videos among many...i was up there today try to find a shelter in the woods..
@@richardvickers148 i want to go for a second visit if they ever open it up again covid or not. Keep your eye out on Eventbrite as this is where it was organised through. This legit tour was possible because of The Secret Vault, too many curious folk and the owner’s clearly don’t want them breaking in 🤐, so we’re kind of grateful for that. What exactly are you looking for and where abouts at GC? Private message me if need be.
@@benjamintaylor-grain9422 was just about to post the same thing you did thanks to matt they should open more up .
At 46:20 where Chris said "That looks like gas detection" looks more like a 7/16 RF connector on LDF 5-50 or 6-50 heliax RF cable, considering they used HF to communicate with SAC resources and other types.of high powered trancievers on that level of the bunker.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Great video! Loved all the history and facts listed
We used to bunk school to go here, I went to St Michaels on daws hill
Got in here quick lol looks like a good one!
Can’t beat a good bunker!
I was hoping to see some catering facilities... Oh well, the rest was fascinating...
Another great explore, paid for or not! Cheers!
Truly is hard to believe the amount that is underground!
Cable looks like what's called 500 armored. Its 4/0 wire for mains. It is around 11Lbs. a foot. Its is what feeds or supplies the main and Transformers that you just passed.
The man hours and cost to install all the equipment and cabling in this bunker.....crazy.
Brilliant
Hi there IKS. We are hoping to shoot a short film set around a nuclear bunker. Would it possible to ask how you folks got permission to be there and who we'd need to contact. Many Thanks, Ian Killick, JetBlack Productions
11:10: These contacts on the door frame are for RF shielding. In that environment I guess is has something to do with EMP shielding.
Hi
I worked on strike comand bunker being constructed near high wycombe about 1985 which was state of the art tech completely self contained and fully manned 24hr by armed military personel is this still in use?
It’s now ‘space force’ a system sooo good that they can’t track a Malaysian jet 😮
My grandad work were he was British RAF trained on classified radar
I am immediately surprised about the location and what is there.
sometimes you pay for a visit, then you also get to see more of what is still intact.
11:03 that is to close the door to electromagnetic radiation. (you can also see it in hospitals)
😂😂 smells more bunkery though. 😂😂😂
Great video. I live nearby and have always wanted to go inside. Can I ask how you sign up for these tours? Thank you.
It was booked through Eventbrite 👍
Nice one lads.
Brilliant video. Must of took you a wile to sort this 1 out as looks pre covid lol
I wish you would have filmed the tour guide more. Would have been nice to know more of the history...
Look up "the secret vault" matt filed alot more of the tour guide so you get more info :)
@@mushymarlin Fantastic! Thanks, mate! Didn't mean to sound rude. Love your videos!
Knife Edge Door Technology for EMI/RFI Shielded Enclosures.
2023 update, The housing estate was built and is popular. You'll be glad to hear the estate is called "The Pine Trees"
Great😁
"No infiltration..."
*[sad face]*
How many times did you guys say step this video lol 🤔
Look a lot like that other bunker you visited where you got locked in that room.
Is it abandoned currently?
No it’s been secured tours only folk
Go pro?
The banter was totally English
That’s the Erga 220 gas analyser
Yes I have got one of them at home
got it on eBay 😂
That’s the kind of place I would imagine finding a mat-trans from the deathlands series of books by James Axler 😅😅
Yessssssssssss
At 40:58 those are parallel printer ports for fixed printers. Either on network through a PC server or direct connection to a system.
Used to move furniture down there years ago till I got fired after 3 months!!!!! For criminal record, took em long enough
On the water tanks non potable means its not drinking water, so no worries there.
top vid lads just lov exploraton
I would hate to think how much this cost to build and now it’s wasting away
Naughtyyyyyy
My actual base duringShield...
I'd stay in that if it was a hotel.
It's is in the credible búnker
👍👍😎
An empty Mellow Yellow can..quite an unlikely gem! also the most annoying advert I ever heard!
While watching I'm waiting for the moment Chris get's shouted at by the tour guide "GET OF THAT PIPE IN THE ROOF " I'm half way through..fingers crossed 😉
Wasn't mellow yellow the name of mountain dew before it was re named?
@@Porthcothen Interesting I never knew that! Never even tried either of them in all honesty or it rather.
I've heard sordid stories of the goings on at this place female staff getting involved in allsorts 😅
Lol FAO... MATTHEW WILLIAMS HAHA