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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2022
- Today we take a look around RAF Wittering, Wittering, Peterborough PE8 6HB.
We spend a lot of time at the front where the Harrier jet plane is situated.
We have a chat with 2 Army Staff and then have a look around.
We walk down to the Runway and find 007 Tree.
Then we ask about the strip of Cat Eyes in the car park.
Enjoy!
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Light underneath of vehicles so they can see if any bombs 💣 have been placed underneath.
😲 Thanks for that. I had no idea at the time. 👌
To be honest i was of the understanding that it is a mirror and not a light, not much point in shining a light under a car if you cant see what the light is shining on...
@@monkeyfunk8371 the lights assist the search when the guards go round with the mirrors lol
Or James Bond
@@aquanick2001 Did they ask you to open a package of milk and try it? 😂
The RAF guys ask a couple of questions, accept the answers, engage with the photographer for a few minutes in a civil manner, then go back to what they were doing. What an extraordinary approach to dealing with the public. I wonder if the police could get their training from the RAF?
I would guess they get a lot of practice, if you put a Harrier Jump Jet in a public area you can't really act surprised when people take photos of it.
@@marklatimer7333 True. And yet many cops tell people they can't photograph the display aircraft on military bases.
Do you think we could get the RAF train the Police on how to interact with members of the public?.
The key difference is they have a specific area to protect, while the police are operating everywhere. Cross the line though and see how quickly things get ugly!
Is it okay to fly my drone over the RAF base? ........😁
The ALE 40 was a counter measure system (chaff and flare) the hole you saw was where a safety pin could be inserted to make the system safe, attached to the pin would be a trailing flag so it would be visible when the pin was fitted. In some operational environments the pin would only be removed prior to taxying on to the runway known as “end of runway arming” unfortunately this amazing aircraft is no longer in service. The actual aircraft you was looking at was damaged by a rocket attack on Kandahar Air Force base in Afghanistan. It was deemed to be damaged beyond repair for further flying duties and returned back to the UK for ground training and now a gate guardian for RAF Wittering.
Mu folks used to live across the A1 from RAF Wittering and watching the harriers come and go across the neighbouring field was amazing. YOU could thumbs up the pilots and see them returning the gesture. Amazing machine.
Cool
I wanna do raf Marham fancy doing it together d j
@@PC-hp6gz you didn't mentioned the Lightning jet that was rotting away in a field on the southbound side
You must be an armourer
Hi, those lights on the floor are used for checking (security) the underside of vehicles in poor light ie night time.
Interesting video...
RAF men showed how to deal with the public in a friendly and professional manner...
Shame they had to lock down the whole base cause of this
Silly crab fats
I would rush home from school to see the Harriers during Argentina's Falkland fiasco.
You made me cry, that was 40 years ago.
Good audit.
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Only 40 years, I can remember seeing the flying bedstead (the Rolls-Royce test rig testing the principle of vectored thrust) in the newsreels at the cinema but I am very very old .
@@marklatimer7333 I'm getting older too, that's why I cried. 😆
Cheers
RAF Wittering was once the home of the Harrier before they moved to RAF Cottesmore, The Harrier on the front gate is in the markings of No 1 Squadron
Here we go again , Muppets on the loose again
The Harrier home is Dunsfold.
@@Turbomgzt Dunsfold is where the Harrier was built, Wittering was the home of the Harrier for many years.
@@grahamappleyard1825 Sorry is this bothering you then??
There were two Hunter Squadrons there as well. I think 50 and 51. No1 Harrier and an OCU.
Credit to the services nice guy and no you cannot fly drones over military bases
That's a no brainer
@@JV33 Yes its surprising quite how stupid some people can be.
So you thought it would be a good idea to fly a drone near an airport, you need to look up civil aviation rules before you fly.
@@docfin1565 Clearly another muppet who does not understand his responsibilities as an operator of a drone. Maybe he should do something useful and "audit" some drone operators?
What sort of cretin flies a drone over an airfield?
Mad respect for the armed services 🇬🇧🇬🇧
That means you have mad respect for the Queen 👸 good on ya!
Soldier was a good guy and not a knob.
The RAF blokes were decent enough.
@Newsbender Firstly, he had no need to speak, so he didn't and secondly he was quite possibly a Gurkha whom you should treat with utmost respect ...
They are not RAF or Gurkha they are mpgs retired army they rejoin as mpgs to stand on a gate a armed/unarmed security
i was based at RAF Wittering for nearly 9 months and have done most of my training there , Even thogh the guards were civil and friendly you just try and run on to camp without ID and a completly different thing will happen , and armed support is much closer than you think
Agree, I know the base too. Multi use base. You get a very active S.43 responce from the MOD rather than the police. Alconbury next base down, was even more. It had a red linages actually on the base floor and anyone who crossed that red line without a pre call in was shot by watching marksmen. I knew someone who crossed the line by just a jump over for a laugh and was immediatly shot in the leg. The others had to drag him over the red line to do first aid. These bases are so high secure but seem quiet. I used to work at another one round the corner which is even more secure, so secure even with correct papers and ID, on some days you still can't get on base.
It not a secret what they do, as its known in public and in media but its slowed down. Don't mess around with the bases around the A1 / J - A47 / J -A14 areas, you get a very active S.43 or just the very active part first. These are war ready bases.
@@pqrstzxerty1296 Shot for crossing a red line! Keep taking the meds.
@@benedictearlson9044 Well its true, so book yourself in to the clinc then.
Nice to see the camp again. My bro was on Harriers out of Wittering and I went to a couple of mess functions there. He was nominated to give a fly-past when everyone was outside for cocktails and tiny sandwiches, but instead of going across the front, he came screaming over the back and glasses, plates, skirts were all over the place. Had a carpeting for that as it took him over the village at 100ft.
@@pqrstzxerty1296 I was told that if an American citizen is in danger in England they can go to Alconbury base for protection. Is that true?
Nice one again DJ .Glad to see the Drone soft ware works in areas that need protection.
You and me both!
All Mod bases and firing ranges are prohibited for drone flying. The DJI apps, plus the likes of Litchi, DroneAssist,etc. show these areas are geofenced, so no flying over them.
It is excellent that the software assists with preventing drone operators from making mistakes, especially as historically there have been dangerous interactions between aircraft and drones without this type of system.
Many years ago they made delivery vehicles stop over the lights whilst they checked underneath
That makes more sense. Why couldn't they just tell me that. Thanks so much for letting me know. 🙏
@@DJAUDITS I think just because a coach was bearing down on them so they only had a few seconds to answer, and the fact you called across to them while they were busy.
I’ve photographed at RAF Wittering, the first thing I did was to go to the guardroom and ask for permission before getting my camera out.
Saves a lot of time.
Common sense mate this guy is trying to provoke trouble
What were they wittering on about
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Well I have to say the soldier was very helpful , you should have got onto the media officer , youd be suprised at how open the military are to the public in a sense , I reckon they may have been helpful with info and maybe pictures of other planes , you never know if you dont ask but great video , the harrier jumpjet is awesome , from my youth , an amazing piece of kit and the missiles are empty shells I dont doubt . All in all another good video 👍
Caravan storage is for service personnel.
A lot of RAF base's I have lived at they have provided a area to store caravans so its not parked outside the houses [not for general public use ] just some info. The Cpl did a good job used his common sense.
Hi DJ loved this clip your always polite when you chat to people but stand your ground when there rude back to you. I do think that the way you approach your clips is definitely the way to go 👍👍👍👍
A ,mazing video , to get so close up to a harrier must have been amazing
Bearded officer is an excellent communicator. Gives very little away but is open in his attitude to listen and make judgements.
Omg! I used to live on base there! Years since I've seen that Harrier outside. Now I'm living up north, so yea, really good to see this again. Thanks DJ. And those military personnel were as friendly as I thought they'd be :) Great video
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@Dan Didnot 3 Fighter Sqn
Army man who spoke was a nice guy to be fair.
ARMY!!!!!! How very dare you...that was a Royal Air Force Corporal lol as I was once
@@ThatMicro43Guy I stand corrected. Sorry Royal air force man.
@@ThePollaxtroy lol
And the guy to his right is an ex Gurkha.
@Snoopy Yes sir.
Send in Hammond, May and Clarkson in to take care of those caravans.
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They did better than ours do normally. Well done chap. 🙂
We have twin boys, both senior non commisioned officers, both career men, one based at RAF Northolt, and one here at wittering, the guy with a beard is 100% a RAF Corporal,top lad, and the other lad MPGS, another top lad. taught to be understanding under what could be a potential threat, try to get past the barrier, things could go very wrong ,very quickly though. You are a top auditor AJ, show respect, respect should be shown back to you, as was the case here. LTID,
Good one DJ - I remember when travelling back to our home in Lincolnshire from my parents in London in the '80s, we had spotted a plane (a harrier I believe) as a gate guard and as my young son was interested in aviation we pulled in to take a look. They were equally cordial and allowed us to look around but the only worrying factor was that there was a pillbox where that barrier is now and there was a RAF Regiment person in there with a machine gun watching our every move, we didn't stay very long cos my young daughter was frightened we would get shot. Stay safe DJ.
In the 80s, military bases were regarded as legitimate targets by the IRA, hence the armed sentry.
@@acampbell8614 Barracks were actually bombed ... !
@@acampbell8614 Although not as overt a threat Irish Republican terrorism is still there in the background and of course there are the new threats as AQ and ISIS havent gone away .
Labeled trees suggest they are MOD owned, so on the base’s land. This makes the behaviour of the guards all the more impressive. They assessed you as a non/low potential threat and kept an eye open whilst allowing you to do your thing. Full marks.
Every structure on an MOD site has a building number .....even trees lol . Your right though it indicates MOD land .
I would counter that the tree ID is actually for the municipal arborists.
@@olsim1730 Yes it is but it's still classed as a building number which is mad and the fact they are tagged means they are on mod land. Some of the trees at Cranwell still have the old metal tags on them that they used to use . Which is even more funny as it looks like they have dog tags .
Theres no such thing as "MOD land". Its public taxpayer land that the MOD is running as public servants.
@@laqueefasteinberg4981 under common law in the UK over 95% of land is private. This includes most parks all government utilised land and even some common land. Public access to many such properties is granted, and may be withdrawn, by the owner/occupier. Mostly, such matters are civil, but in some cases trespass rises immediately to a criminal level.
There is a bit of a debate actually, over whether Whittle or von Ohain was first, But he definitely invented the first British jet engine. And that is why people SHOULD receive Knighthoods! not for sending the country to war over oil and non-existent weapons of mass stupidity.
They were different types of Jet Engine, with Whittle's being the more refined longer term successful engine. Always difficult to measure exactly when in time something is actually 'invented' where it crosses from pure concept into realistically achievable ... so, yes, there is debate over who was 'first' even though they were quite different technologies..
I agree; well except for the monarchy thingy
No there is no debate stupids ! Britain invented the jet engine it's that simple.
@@Jester-Riddle shut up we your bullshte lies Britain invented the jet engine and that it.
Note that the bearded RAF Cpl was escorted by a non-RAF uniformed type.... Most RAF stations have non-RAF base security these days!
At 2:20 when you ask if this is some kind of museum and the doors just close on you quite funny 😄
Whittle inventing the jet engine is common knowledge in aviation.
Also that Harrier Jump Jet is a 'gate guardian'. Every RAF base I've visited has its own gate guardian.
That’s why I was surprised that the soldier didn’t know it 😱😱😱
@@DJAUDITS Yeah agreed!
@@DJAUDITS that’s because my dad is MT and doesn’t need to know about who built the jet engine
@@basedsigma5021 Lack of intelligence, thats why he ended up in MT
@@DJAUDITSSoldier??? Bloody soldier 😂😂😂, ex RAF types like myself will not be impressed with that
Spent a week at Wittering about a decade ago when I was an Air Cadet. One of my favourite memories. Explored a lot of the site and the facilities, including the engineering bays.
Just fyi on your description, the man who spoke to you was an RAF corporal, his rank slide was blue and he had a RAF cap badge. The other one I think was Army, didn’t see the badge clearly enough but I don’t know if RAF have different cap badges whilst the Army do for the different regiments.
yeah he's my dad
The other guard, a Gurkha?
@@petermitchell6348 Not sure, sorry!
Frank Whittle was from Coventry, the Whittle Arch is a prominent landmark in front of the Transport Museum & Bus Station.
He went to college in Lutterworth, there is another monument on one of the main roundabouts, the first ground test was also done there.
In 1929 he attended the Central Flying School at Wittering undertaking a flying instructors’ course, but nothing was developed there, in fact the British Government has very little interest in such a concept initially that, most of initial development was at private companies in Rugby, while allowing him to publish the patent publically, before it eventually became a state secret.
BTH. British Thompson Houston at Rugby. Where one of the early tests blew a hole in the factory wall.
I was at RAF Wittering for two years in the eighties ( home of the harrier,)
Ive watched nearly all your videos but not all comments but it's good to finally see you (not edited out) in the reflections in the visitors centre glass doors, great content btw. Keep up the good work.
The blokes from the RAF very proffesinal top blokes.......great vid.
Respect to the guards …..trained to a high level and great with other humans ….they have a greater responsibility than the police yet no egos present …top blokes
Yeah that’s my dad lmao 😃
@@basedsigma5021 really?!
@@thedoctorwho73 yeah bro fr
I wonder if those lights are for illuminating under cars so they can search the underneath with the mirror at night?
Yes, that seems to be the reason which I didn't know at the time but I do now.
Got it in one
RAF are awesome !! Would love to see a harrier close up. Amazing engineering.
Really interested watching these videos I watch pj the whole time and now your Chanel
Definitely wouldn't fly a drone over a military base lol
You cannot by Law
Only the Russians have clearance.
great video with some intresting imformation
guards were great ~ refreshing to actually see guards @ a military base who are aware of uk law.
Who said they were aware of any law ? Stop making thing up in your stupid head 🤯
@@grahamsurname4409 are you really that lonely.
that's just sad
@@johncooper3392 is that all your stupid brain can come up with, how very sad and pathetic. you must be one of those in bred freaks gosh how very sad 😭
@@grahamsurname4409 so i was right lol
@@johncooper3392 and how is that then
Them cats eyes in that area is for inspection purposes for when the base is on high level.
They use that bay with mirrors the lights are used to light up underneath the vehicle
Driven past many times when on the A1 - on my way to up Lincoln from London! On the southbound side there used to be an RAF lightning jet in a farmers field - left to the elements
DJ be careful there are restrictions under the official Secrets act you may be best to check this out further
Section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 makes it an offence for any person for any purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state to approach, inspect or be in the neighbourhood of a 'prohibited place' or to make or otherwise obtain a sketch (a term which encompasses a photograph) which might be directly or indirectly useful to a potential enemy. All Government Communications Headquarters sites are prohibited places for the purposes of the Act.
Dont forget the 1920 OSA, section 3 when interacting with a guard or sentry, its often overlooked but will get you arrested as well.
I doubt a publicly accessible entrance and reception of an RAF base complete with gate guardian fighter jet would be a prohibited place under the OSA.
Does that include Google street view ……? Exactly
@@stevenleachsilverbeetle8787 Google use to blur the images out, but if they have come to an understanding then they can give authority, but people are too lazy to actually do their own research then when its been researched, say its not applicable.
@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 Its all in black and white.
Lights on floor in park bays are for under vehicle inspections
I flew on the world's first jet airliner (albeit the second operational version) out of RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. A Royal Air force Transport Command De Havilland Comet 2. All the seats faced backwards. Except for the pilots of course!
When I was in the army we were taught not to 'gesticulate' with our hands when we spoke. It was always associated with Italians. Obviously not something they bother with now.
And I fought in WW1
Its funny you say that but Italian Tank drivers seats face backwards to lol
Really nice video, nice touch you going on line to give us more info. Thx for sharing look forward to next visit
well DJ they have brains unlike some of the other forces you encounter.
Respect to RAF
It's amazing how your vids with the police generally show hostile, confrontational officers, when in actual fact they should be the opposite when dealing with the public. Yet these Army officers were polite, engaging and I was actually quite surprised, considering you're dealing with a military base. Great to see and great vids!
DJ, are you ever going to come to Devon? Or Plymouth to be more precise? I WANT A KEYRING, lol.
They have cats eyes in the kerbs in case of a war footing where all the lights and street lights would be extinguished, only visible from certain low angles to give entering vehicles some line to work to and cannot be seen from overhead, they are different colours for different areas.
Big up Percy Shaw
No. Lol they are for checking underneath vehicles. Part of visitor security checks.
Nothing there now, its a Grob Tutor Base, which moved from Wyton. It was a former Harrier base, RAF cottesmore up the road was also a Harrier Base, now an army barracks.
Very informative vid DJ. The car park at the front was where I started my first driving lesson from.
If you want a reaction, go to raf lakenheath. It's occupied by the usaf. I imagine you will get a slightly different interaction there.
Don't get him killed😂😂
Enjoyed the interaction. Why not tell them you fancy taking the harrier for a spin?
Great Audit.
Military guys were great, friendly and professional. Loved the way he kept giving thumbs up 👍 lol
nice audit, they was respectful and did there job well, as for the drone im assuming it's under 250g so doesn't require a licence from the CAA to fly but army bases are out. Seeings it's a working airfield and in a FRZ it would require the permission from the tower to fly. I've never used a drone and find it interesting that the software in it lets you know when you can or cannot fly, thats awesome.
Army guys are always nice. Right gentlemen.
Not army. RAF
Most "Gate Guards" which is what these aircraft standing at the entrance to an RAF Camp are known as are accessible to the public. Everything on and in them is display only and non functioning. Hence access is authorised (generally). It can change depending on the camps alert status but that's more to do with general access than particular access.
I do like your audits, the way you handle yourself and those who approach you.
Those triple 0 trees must be more dangerous than the double 0's
The RAF don’t like cameras & what a Jet that is
Well done DJ
These used to fly right over our heads at raf leuchars when we passed by on the double decker bus to school in st andrews. You could see every single detail of the undercarriage, it was a bit frightening at times and was even an assesment done if it was a danger. I swear you felt you could stick your hand out the school bus window and touch em.
Most MoD bases / camps have a facility which allows service personnel to store their caravans. The married living quarter areas do not have sufficient space to store them so an area is provided. Even with Military / Civilian security patrols, camera and high fences, these caravans are not totally secure. I believe many years ago, thieves cut the fence at the bottom end of RAF Uxbridge's airfield and towed a couple away.
I drive past that twice a day 3 times a week.
What one this one lol
The ground lights are for searching under vehicles.
I did an airfield track day show years back in my Yamaha R1. Services guy was real nice - full respect for the service. I'm in Texas now, but previously i lived in Sawtry. Great video - thanks fella!
9:32 - it's not hanging off - it feeds back info to the internal computer to help to guide it to its target. It's a laser guided bomb. Paveway 4 i think.
Fair play pal your getting around quick 👍
Very Professional from the RAF. Only to be expected. The police could learn a lot from the RAF and other Forces. Best in the World. God bless England 🏴
10/10 for the RAF keep up the great work lads and you to DJ
Nice to see some respectful people in the world
this is why we love and respect our guys in uniform ........ shame the cops cant understand
They are not all like this sadly, there are plenty of tossers in the raf
I think your my favourite additer...very perlite young man ..that will get you a long way ... in life !!!!!
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It’s amazing how military are more human and friendly the the cops…!
Most cops fail the entrance standards for the armed forces.
12:00 - up lights to underside of vehicles in parking bay.
I would love to bring my son's here just to get a photo next to that harrier
Excellent video as always and brought back a memory for me with the Harrier as when a child I went to an air display at RAF Church Fenton with my dad in the early 70's and the jump jet hovered over the crowd and fired its engines.
Another highlight there was seeing a Vulcan bomber and the Red Arrows.
harrier nasty plane. its called the WIDOW MAKER. ITS KILLED HUNDREDS OF PILOTS.
Excellent Aircraft, Excellent Help RAF Police. Well Done 100% 👍
The grit on the road surface is likely carried in from the main road, or possibly to make creeping vehicles louder upon approach......... not a safety measure though as it would actually allow u to slide more, rather than brake quicker ;-)
Brilliant video part about the aircraft thank you! I will look forward to some more military aircraft videos of other planes on your site!
Served 4 1/2 years there on 45 and 58 Sqns. A lifetime ago now
The missiles may be dummy practice ones but that’s not always the case.
For many years the Lancaster bomber which now flies with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was the “gate guardian” at RAF Scampton, just up the road from Wittering near Lincoln. Beside it, proudly on display was a dummy “grand slam” bomb, the biggest and most destructive bomb carried by the RAF in WW2, nicknamed the earthquake bomb. Kids used to climb on it and play on it.
When the Lancaster was taken off the guard to be renovated for flight and the guardroom moved to a different place in the late 1960s the massive 22,000lb bomb had to be moved too. It was then that it was discovered that the bomb was actually live...and armed. If it had exploded it’s believed it would have wrecked half of Lincoln. Needless to say that bomb disposal (coincidentally currently based at Wittering) were called out to make it safe. It’s still on display at Scampton in it now ‘safe’ form
Whoops.
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7:24 Very inclusive to have a Traveller site there as well to sort out all your Tree Felling and Tarmacing needs
The gentleman from the RAF was very courteous , no guns drawm this time .
great stuff DJ always a pleasure to watch,,respect .
Great audit! I learn a lot from your videos
Great Audit. You'd think he'd know about Frank Whittle, hahaha 🤣🤣. Oh my goodness.
DADS ARMY - 2022 - love it nice guys and a very interesting video! Fab close ups of the display jet and missiles the lot. Shame about the drone would have been great footage we don't need Tom Cruise we have DJ AUDITS much more interesting! - Keep up the great work love your audits and running commentary great homework always - Stay Safe - PINAC!
What a nice change no tyrants
DJ you can’t fly a drone near any airfield - restricted area .
The DJI mini 2 will display the restricted zone in red on the fly screen on phone .
I encountered this when I was on top of Portland Bill in Dorset came up restricted zone HMP The Verne .
Wow, auditing my ex workplace and home! Glad all went well, TC.
You didn't break that Paveway , the gimbol on the front of the bomb swivels to point at the target after it leaves the aircraft and the fins pop out to ensure that it manoeuvres correctly . The long skinny ones inboard are probably Sparrows . Hope this helped a bit , the gimbol was damaged or just relaxed unlike the other one .
Sidewinders, not Sparrows 😉
@@Bob10009 Your right ! Never drink and text LOL . Ever heard the stories about Sparrows falling off pylons like bombs in Nam , boy they had problems with those things .
That’s a cover. Not a gymbol. That’s houses the laser finder, with it being a laser guided bomb. The gambols are further inside to maintain stability.
The stunt that Tom cruise performed for Mission Impossible on Wittering airfield was filmed 8 times till he got the shot he wanted ..,wild and crazy guy
Just a bit of interesting information the Harrier gate guard was hit by a lady in a car several years ago and damaged. Hence the protection around it now.
Great video bro, keep up the hard work!