Inside The RAF's Secret Nuclear Bunker | Forces TV

[@tonykennedy5522]

I find people who served in the British Armed Forces to be so humble. The overall sentiment seems to be "we just did our bit". Very humble and very admirable. They can also be very willing to respect their enemy. An armed force of gentlemen and ladies it seems. Unfortunately, the British government at the time didn't respect those brave ladies service.

[@gunner678]

Those of us who serve/d generally see it as a privilege to do our bit for 'Queen and Country'. The government did their job and we did ours. We did after all serve the elected government, put in office by the british people. There is this tradition in the USA where people are thanked for their service....we generally do not see it that way. We chose to serve! When I signed on the dotted line and took the oath to serve HM, I meant it. I am now disabled, as a result of a stray mine under my truck whilst on ops (somewhere). But I chose to serve, i took the risks knowingly and willingly, its part of one's duty! So I get on with life as best I can and look back on the whole fondly, although what one experiences does change one for ever, for good and for bad! God Save the Queen!

[@UAPJedi]

I totally and utterly disagree with your allegation the British government didn’t respect the women. I suspect you are trying to score some pitiful political points. Disgusting!

[@harryflash4680]

@@UAPJedi - absolutely right, and look at the cuts over the past 10 years.

[@mikeoftheclandobson5483]

Huge respect to these men and women and thank you for your service!❤

[@wr6392]

1:55 Interesting wardrobe choice for a televised interview. Lol. Leather motorcycle pants and a collared shirt.

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

The roads there are a motorcyclist Dream or nightmare depending on your need for adrenaline.

[@kieranpenrose]

There’s a ‘secret’ nuclear bunker that has been turned into a attraction, which has lead to a fantastic sign on the motorway near, Secret Nuclear Bunker Next junction

[@ste887]

yeah its the one in york. the tour is really cool right untill you go outside and see the next tour waiting and get a tiny glimpse of what it could have been like to be stuck in it for a month with people banging on the outside to get in

[@dieseldragon6756]

Every time I see those signs, all I can think of is _„Another unexpected outcome of the Freedom of Information Act...“_ 🙃

[@seanmcerlean]

Very brave & admirable ladies.So normal on the outside & yet extraordinarily brave.

[@t1._277]

Not so secret now

[@washypafc9553]

😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

Beat me to it

[@rise-amorph8178]

It's not a secret now cuz they have new places better Equipment more upgraded

[@greghardman5064]

This isnt the only bunker that is now obsolete and has been opened as a public museum. Hack Green, Kelvedon Hatch and the Scottish bunker just north of Edinburgh are also declassified. There are also a whole bunch of ROC OP bunkers dotted around the UK that are no longer in use and quite a few of the semi-sunken Chain Low Radar bunkers.. All of which are obsolete.

[@t1._277]

Greg Hardman it was a joke just to let you know

[@michaelshore2300]

When I left the RAF apprentice school, one of us was posted to Hack Green and we tried to find where it was. We were told in no uncertain terms that we were to stop. The Man posted there received a railway warrant to Crewe. He was then met at the station and driven by a round about route to 'The Hole' . Years later I was visiting my sister in Crewe. Not far from her house was a Big sign with arrow "Secret Bunker now open" It was originally a rotor air defense center but then became a regional seat of government. All the Holes were basically the same 50 feet underground. One in Devon, when they tried to excavate they hit granite and gave up, they built the standard hole in what they had, leaving most of it above ground, it was known as "the Hole In the Sky" There was also one near Newcastle that instead of going down they dug into the side of a hill the entrance guardroom was carefully disguised as a farm cottage, the 50 space carpark may have given it away??

[@curranhouse]

Thanks for keeping us safe! ❤

[@JR_Taylor]

"Another cold war seems to be on it's way" it's chilling how quickly this became true.

[@johnstephens8303]

I did two tours there when it was RAF Patrington in the 60's.

[@emlraradio]

Another interesting visit is to the Air Defence Museum At Neatishead near Norwich. The only RAF Air Defence Radar Museum.....good interesting guided tours too! A forgotten part of 'The Other RAF!

[@liamholcroft7212]

ive been there it's a great museum

[@TheLifeOfDan1]

Another great vid!

[@tomsoki5738]

“All the locals knew what was going on” “SECRET BUNKER!!” Well okay then...

[@danielmarshall4587]

Scary times these ladies worked through. The information that is now in the public domain about the scale of the possible Soviet attack using nuclear weapons is chilling. Great vid thank you.

[@NoWay23548]

Thank god you have trousers..yes....

[@lewmar321sco]

The one in Scotland looks identical

[@DixieFatline]

Great video. The work done in the quiet to keep us safe from the red menace!

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

Standing behind a perspex screen writing backwards? That's a human cathode ray tube! In the era of big screen computer displays I wonder if this is a lost art? If so, it'll have to be a skill that's reinstated as modern computer equipment won't operate in a nuclear environment.

[@MrEddieG420]

As long as you kept the bunker completely sealed and everything worked perfectly until you run out of fuel or food. If you got a couple decent rain storms it would wash some of the radiation away too. You can bet they had teams and gear stationed in places they didn’t think would be targeted to come in and pick up the VIP out the bunkers after a attack and get them to some UN Bunker.

[@cricketman1322]

There were plans to sail fleets away from the UK to Australia , South Africa or New Zealand.

[@grahamfisher5436]

​@@cricketman1322nope.. Read The white paper The UK's war book

[@grahamfisher5436]

No.. it was realised that cities would be completely destroyed, to try and send in search and recovery teams..

[@JamesAlexander14]

If it rained after the Nuclear attack, it would become radiated rain and serve no purpose whatsoever other than to distribute radioactivity further afield. Secondly, this was a working bunker and wouldn’t have housed VIPs. This is just to clarify what would happen as per my training in the Royal Observer Corps. These bunkers were to collate data for the Home office and General Staff.

[@MrEddieG420]

@@JamesAlexander14 not necessarily. rain systems can form 100s of km out to sea of upwind of a nuclear attack. nothing guarantees that the rain would be contaminated.

[@reecekelly9336]

"nOt sO sEcReT nOw"

[@UAPJedi]

Reece Kelly it’s not in use now.

[@Elfin4]

That's a disgrace that those women have not received any civil service pension or RAF pension as a minimum. Where are all the MP's when you need them to fight for a deservedly earned pension for providing a very needed service to the country?

[@muckychimney]

It's a very interesting place to go down, spent a few hours down there last year on a tour of the facility.

[@worldofdavep]

I went last summer too, was an interesting visit

[@xctrainsleeds3141]

Two things you don't normally hear together "happy place to work" & "NBC warning center "

[@dieseldragon6756]

I was born toward the end of the Cold War so I never experienced it as an adult, but I like to wonder if the UKs apparent lack of provision of shelters for the general public might've been grounded in the knowledge that it takes quite a bit more than a nuclear attack/fallout to stop many Britons from doing whatever needs to be done?... ☢⚒😇

[@garethwynne1989]

Why has he still got his bike leathers on 😂

[@peterwright4224]

Great video please do one on the decommissioned but still used ICBM silos under the runways at raw ouston. Hedon on the wall near Newcastle the presentation pictures of the rockets before transport for decommissioning at the end of the cold War show

[@rise-amorph8178]

People are stupid if they think that this is the only secure facility that they use like this it wouldn't show us their hand

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

Menwith hill?

[@richardgoode5314]

History.

[@BenDover-gg4ui]

Puzzles me why so much is put on the internet these days

[@richardgoode5314]

Broadcast history by media as Europe.

[@tonykennedy5522]

Ultimately it is an exercise in propaganda. Don't get me wrong, every armed force has to utilize propaganda. If they are showing you this really complex bunker, then what must they have that is secret? Plus as another commenter put it, to recognize the bravery of these people. People willing to be buried alive in a nuclear graveyard, yet no one knew who they were.

[@richardgoode5314]

@@tonykennedy5522 propaganda agreed to enhance a person as to be a member of a military with a provide to be a record of a military history.

[@gunner678]

They are not operational bunkers, thats why and havent been for some time....we dont say where the present ones are obviously...you would be surprised!

[@richardgoode5314]

@@gunner678 Story as a national defence, as to now as to provide as a not a bunker as in operation to use.

[@samhines5084]

Been inside RAF Bulmer as a cadet in the bunker

[@MANOFKENT149]

Worked under that bunker too.

[@yoalvin2287]

Should’ve titled it, talking about the nuclear bunker. I don’t remember seeing much of the inside.

[@notbobgeldof5468]

Not so secret bunker anymore

[@connorisnotokay6522]

Meet you there boys 👊 wwlll 2k20

[@JUSJAK]

So secret .....

[@henryvagincourt4502]

No pension for the girls, that's a national disgrace.

[@JR_Taylor]

Give them a pention now

[@KenCarpenter-videos]

How were these girls selected for this work?

[@vondahe]

Ken Carpenter They applied for vacancies, were interviewed and successful candidates were security screened/cleared exactly like when you need a security clearance today.

[@KenCarpenter-videos]

@@vondahe Thank you. I once lived in that area and my girlfriend's Dad was a RAF officer who regularly disappeared down "the hole" and I wondered if any of these ladies were civilians from the local community whom I might have known.

[@michaelshore2300]

You you and you

[@frankalexander2235]

Forewarned is Forearmed.

[@SURGE101]

I now know where I’m going when the bombs fall.

[@Wirefox1]

What about your family? Oh, I'm alright Jack

[@liamr3989]

Secret

[@axyte535]

Not so secret now is it? Y'all are so smart.

[@thewomble1509]

Smarter than you. This is no longer in use. Do you notice how they are all talking in the past tense?

[@pottierkurt1702]

Notification sqaud

[@0407luke]

OPSEC

[@travis1480]

I love forces tv ahahah

[@dellawrence4323]

If om;y the Soviets had realised that all they had to do was buy thousands of rubber boats and they could have invaded England without firing a shot and they would be living in 4 star hotels today.

[@ianbarrett4166]

Not very secret

[@mikey.h3638]

Loving the man wearing the leather pants very sexy lol

[@Remo_1997]

I bet he doesn’t even have a motorcycle. Just loves the feeling 👀😂

[@vondahe]

It’s interesting that these ladies received only a THIRD of what their male colleagues were paid and received no pension (unfair and outrageous), yet they were happy in their work. European women enjoy equal rights today and in some areas (in some countries) even extra privileges, but are more unhappy than all their predecessors. Go figure.