RAF Greenham Common Episode 6 - Serious Nuclear Accident -

This week folks we are heading to RAF Greenham Common an airfield built in ww2 and rebuilt and extended in the cold war.
We are joined with Ben whos going to show us around and go through the history and uncover some amazing history and events.
The 1958 nuclear accident at greenham common this is what happened. We also try and find out if its true. We got the gieger counter and we have a mission folks.
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[@rapidman1376]

Little story for you....... My Uncle used to be MOD police at both Greenham & Molesworth, him and his friends use to collect sausages from the canteen and as they walk round doing their patrols they used to throw the sausages over the fences for the protesters vegetarian dogs. He said the dogs loved them lol

[@molegogger1]

The white "missile" casing you were sat on is a "Jumbo Float" used for Minesweeping at sea. I was a minewarfare specialist in the RN. Quite what it's doing there is a puzzle, unless it was kept in storage there to be forwarded to a combat zone where a land base was to established for stores, in support of a floatilla of minesweepers

[@paulvamos7319]

I would love to have a 360 degree view in my house, maybe the living room! Thanks for showin us around folk!

[@NapoleonGelignite]

Wearing surplus military gear can mean it might have Depleted uranium on it. Same for surplus bags and traces of explosive - which gets picked up at airports.

[@BeyondthePoint]

Fascinating stuff, liked the dramatic intro. Been really enjoying the Greenham Common series, looking forward to the next instalment 👌

[@michellemealey437]

As a child I'd watch the protest on the news I'm 54 tomorrow. Great video thanks for posting loved it

[@LinuxManUK]

Hi Guys, just for info, holding the geiger counter to the brickwork - it isn't too surprising that you're getting slightly more counts - often times the clay used in some bricks can hold natural radioactivity. i have a sensitive pancake geiger counter and it can detect such things, albeit at low levels, but i wouldn't expect that geiger counter to pick too much up, so perhaps a tiny bit of contamination is from a local site, but i think unlikely.

[@stephencleaves]

I think you'll find that the older Geiger counter from the 80's won't be very sensitive as the sensing tube inside has a limited lifetime, interesting video though, makes you wonder what else has been covered up over the years !

[@IKS-Exploration]

I took it apart and looked inside photos on our Instagram

[@ksmgmedia]

When you go to the metal plane at the back. The ground has a rough texture and nothing grows there. No grass no weeds nothing

[@coldstartdaily9738]

you cant beat exploring in a smiley transit! ive got a couple!

[@gb5uq]

The PDRM82 measures exposed dose in Centigrays Per Hour, that is A LOT!!. Don't expect any readings unless you plan to visit the inside of Chernobyl reactor 4. They can be modified to read background but they are not very good since the power on self test will no longer work.

[@arrangrant4614]

Chris is a great comedian I remember also the greenham common protests on Tv back in the 1980s nothing was ever said in the media about this incident then I guess it was still under the official secrets act then

[@xeroxene]

Sterling job lads. Can't wait until next week.

[@neddo66]

Bit of a worry when the wind changed direction and the counter went up from the neighbour's up the road mmmm

[@greenwolf401]

I was stationed there from January 1986-January 1988. I never heard anything about this incident until about 10-15 years ago. USAF

[@IKS-Exploration]

A ufo was seen many years back when the base was active did you hear about that ? It’s amazing to hear from the people who served :) thank thanks

[@sheep1ewe]

Great video! Thank You for sharing this interesting piece of history!

[@gryfandjane]

This has been a fascinating series. I’ve heard of Greenham Common, but knew very little about it beyond that.

[@toddmetzger]

Next week on Radiation Explorers we see if Ian can tease the dragon

[@coddeh87]

remember rad levels change due to level of soil, 1 cm depth a year. so if it happened in the 50's you need to do a core sample of 69cm then check at that depth :)

[@lazuras1000]

Need real facts please two cancers here was cop there usaf

[@lazuras1000]

Greenham problem during riots too

[@the51project]

29:36 - Signs of Radiation Sickness #10 - Short Term Memory Loss.

[@thesneakypirate5190]

The chain at the bottom is where you attach a lead to take them for a walk

[@tomdave42]

You can't put that up against the brick and take that as a measurement, that'll definitely be an incorrect measurement. It's normal for fiestaware some pottery glaze coatings and brick to radiate more than slightly higher level than background

[@IKS-Exploration]

Thanks for the information

[@jeffjones6888]

Nice history lesson and discussion.

[@marklewis.wales844]

Got to say how much was hidden away from the public when I come to nuclear bombs and waist , how close we come from a nuclear explosion . Love these videos on great cold War history keep them coming...

[@GhostTheory]

Yeah great job guys very interesting. We sat on that mini missile shell :)

[@stephenfee3085]

The green ribbed thing that smelled of waste water is a biodisk /sewage works and the pipe would be the discharge from it. it would be used for domestic sewage treatment for some part of the site

[@richsmart321]

So it’s a radioactive hotspot...should make filming in dark places a little easier in future when you’re all looking like the ready brek lad...

[@Eckyredtheunready]

...........but what was in the suitcase?

[@daveneville6966]

Lol at Chris and the Geiger counter zero display battery comment 😆

[@MRWonderingHaggis]

Amazing history there IKS thank you for your good work

[@tomtinkersrezlife278]

Great vid as always guys can't wait for next one to c what u all found

[@The_Cultural_Historian_DrRGST]

Fun following you guys trip around the grounds on google earth.

[@hugospanner5845]

barricades have a larger trailing edge to lift your rear wheels off the ground.

[@ericgullinbursti6915]

I’ve been here it not far from my college me and a bunch of my mates went and got on top of the fake plane for fire drills it’s a great place and didn’t know about the history about it part from the plane being on fire for a few days

[@peta30000]

I wonder if the radioactive accident. Has something to do with the Green Ham? Just a joke...

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

That has been a serious accident. The radiation values are fairly normal.

[@kevinavillain4616]

You don't seem to use a map to create a search pattern. You don't seem to use any method we will use loosley as scientific research to collect data. You had a very interesting subject that could have been wisely documented.

[@xtrailsextra]

wasnt that plessey meter one they would have used in the ROC bunkers?

[@IKS-Exploration]

Probably yeah in the 80s maybe

[@xtrailsextra]

i emptied a few of them 89 to 91 i recognised it but just wanted to confirm i actually owned one for a few years then got rid of it because i was told they had a radioactive isotope in them.

[@010Tracer]

Served 0n 501st and 303rd tmw you have some entertaining theories/ guys.... maybe I could help?

[@Zeebad_1st]

Aldermarston, not that secret really. You can't miss it.

[@alanpartridge2140]

It's even signposted on one of the roundabouts on the A4

[@richsmart321]

What’s with the transit? Are you starting an IKS tours business?

[@damnfunnychicken]

just wondering why the f there are brown and red leaves there in springtime...

[@davidtowey3423]

I think it was filmed in November last year, going by the date on the Geiger counter....

[@30121965huey]

the closest You were in this Video was the Flight control tower...

[@nicko500s]

Hospitals have radiation sources dont they? maybe Ian is getting dosed at work.

[@xboxcrazee]

How does no 1 fan maintain his position as no 1 fan when we don’t see him in the vids... just sayin folk’s...

[@loganmpe7559]

"Windscale" is a better story and it's true! I'm the last person who would defend governments covering up a "nuclear incident" but knowing a good bit about nuclear bomb construction and handling I have serious doubts about this particular story!

[@IKS-Exploration]

want to go there soon :)

[@loganmpe7559]

@@IKS-Exploration Hello, thank you for the reply, from far Northern California. I'd love to see your outlook on Windscale! I'm very interested in UK history in general, just saying. Good luck!