ADVENTURE to RAF MANSTON
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2018
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I was an Air Trafficker there for a couple of years in the 90s - very strange to see the tower again!
I flew out from there once with work, only about 10yrs ago... From the car park it was a 30second stroll to the main gate and 'security' looked basically like a kitchen table and three people in uniforms!! It was like going back to what flying must have been like in the 60s! The last big plane I saw land there, quite by chance as I drove by, was the Rolling Stones' Jumbo Jet with the big lips painted on it (It was when Mick Jagger's girlfriend committed suicide and he cut short a concert tour). The airport was busy for a few weeks in 2013 when British Airways(?) did their 'conversion training' for the huge A380 Airbus. It was great having these enormous passenger jets doing low level circuits right over my house (I live about 5 miles away). What might be interesting for IKS is that there's a chap (aged 58) who works with me who is adamant that he worked with a chap (who was an older chap when my colleague was younger) who said he'd helped fit out tunnels that went from under Manston Airport and connected with the Ramsgate tunnels!! I don't think there's any truth in it as I've looked into it and never found any hint of the story elsewhere... but my colleague is adamant the bloke he worked with had no reason to make it up. Anyway... the (ahem..."alleged") back-handers and scams that were perpetrated by the Conservative councillors that have made them a tidy few £ millions of profit on every £1 spent in buying Manston has been very well reported by Private Eye over the years. Why that magazine doesn't get more readers I'll never know... I guess people simply cannot grasp the ease and enormity of the scams and cons, perpetuated on them by those put forward to be 'elected' by the ignorant masses to 'humbly serve' the ignorant masses. Democracy is one big sham to keep the masses subdued into thinking they have a choice.
Anyway... In KentOnline a few years back I jokingly started the rumour that 'Operation Stack' should be moved to Manston, (for non-Kent residents this is what it's called when Dover Port is closed and all the lorries to Europe 'stack up' closing the motorways, turning them into two big car-parks). Guess what?... 12 months later and the runway was suddenly populated with PortaLoos and used as an enormous lorry park when Dover was closed!! My prediction is that when the chaos caused by Brexit kicks in the airport will be used as an enormous Custom's Clearing Station. It's no coincidence that Thanet Council was very Pro-Brexit, and those councillors are the very same ones who will make a massive, personal, financial killing when the UK breaks from Europe!!!
As I say... To the Elite, the voting, newspaper reading, TV watching, masses are ignorant, manipulated sheep. Nothing more.
There are secret tunnels under the airfield that go many miles underground, and bunkers deep underground too, as well as underground munition storage during WW2 and the Cold War, they are still in use today by the MOD hence why the base is only open once per year for people to fly into.
H Ian and crew love the channel.
i was brought up near Manston and had friends parents that were firemen at manston back in the `1970's when it was the main crash landing airport for the uk . Being the second longest runway in the UK it was an ideal location .
But I remember when the terminal was being built in the 1990's i think it was but building had to be temporarily stopped because they found a stash of bombs while they were digging the foundations . Apparently they were not ww2 as you would expect from a ww2 RAF station but ww1 with handles to hold them by to drop out of the aircraft by hand .
Also back in the 1970's there was Coast Guard Sea king helecopter based there .
And as teenagers i think myself and many other people learnt to drive at the Manston loop .
My dad used to fly out of TG Aviation, s huge amounts of my childhood were spent at Manston. Very sad to see it like that.
Great video . The control tower was when the Americans were based there. You missed a good few bits . Like The decontamination building ,sunken hanger,
Excellent. I have such happy memories of going to visit my grandparents in Ramsgate in the '70s and my Dad stopping by the perimeter fence in his Cortina so that we could watch the RAF taxi out prior to take-off. If my memory serves me right, they were MD Phantoms. The pilots would wave as they taxied past close to the road. Thanks guys
remember them with reheaat on at night
At 01:53, that vehicle is a Douglas aircraft tug. One of these was extensively modified and used in the movie 'Aliens', as the Colonial Marines' Armoured Personnel Carrier. The tug is strong enough to pull most modern airliners. RAF Manston is featured in the first episode of the 1968 TV show, 'Joe 90', when the titular character flies a captured Russian aircraft there.
You guys were so close to a little hidden bunker room in that second field. It still has (or did have when I whent there) the old telephone and communication table in it.
Outstanding as always gents. I will be planning a trip to Europe. I would love to connect with you guys on an adventure of epic proportions.
Great video m8 I'm going down on Saturday
For those who don't live local and also haven't heard the news the airport was last mentioned to reopen starting with airfreight around 2030 and a potential return to commercial flights later on
My late Dad was in the Us Air Force Career ! Dad was stationed at Manson Air Force Base 1951-1955 Very Sad so much History !! World War 2 & as my Dad serving , the Cold War ! made me Sad when it became an Airport for Kent So many today Do Not know the History of the Base ! When my Dad was stationed there , how he met my Mom , she lived in Margate ! Where Dad would go at times ! Yes the Runway very long , I have many photos , my Dad had , of the Base , Yes Housing Totally Agree shouldn't be built , such a Historic Site ! Later Dad was Stationed at Upper Heyford Air Force Base 1964-1970 We lived on the Base the Tower gosh ! ! Before Upper Heyford Dad was Stationed at Grenom Commons Air Force Base, closed in 1993 Dad worked in the Nuclear Bunkers , 1962-1964 we lived off the Base in Newbury ! THANK YOU ! Merry Christmas 🌲 Cathy Nashville TN
Good vid folk glad to c Jamie there to
good show as always
Home of Britain's greatest planes.. spitfire and hurricanes. They flew many missions to protect Kent and Sussex. You guys get better and better with every video. It's about time you had you're own history site, plenty of us would sight up for that channel. Great video and you are saving history for years to come for others to view, The best team around just keeps it real. Thanks chaps. Hello from Liverpool. ..
I love your channel
Jamie is an interesting character brings a bit of variety to the channel
Awesome video!
You missed a fair bit to be fair that you can still get into. If you had gone round the other side of the control tower you could have gone in the underground command post. Also the terminal building was not the original, that was further up the road, the tiled floor is still there
Sad to see the old airport closing. I delivered an aircraft to Manston many years ago. The MN in front of the tower is the airfield identification letters. The tower would have a had a beacon that flashed MN in morse too.
Keep me coming mate, great to watch as always. 👍🏻👍🏻
Keep “EM” coming. Bloody spell checker.
Approach lights, often referred to, by aircrew, as "The Christmas Tree"
thats so true
Nice
interesting little explore, thanks for that folk!
Again, such a huge shame and loss to our history and our heritage by farmers, private businesses taking over and destroying it all.
What a interesting video Ian,worth checking this out even though it was closed,them tyres one their running down the strip,only a small one wasn't it.
You missed the bunker and nose cone
Thanks for the video.
I was in the air cadets (48f hampstead) 1971 to 1973. We were very privileged to go to Manston once a year to fly in Chipmunks, with some great pilots there at the station .
The food was (breakfast and lunch) pretty yucky every year round.
Great video. I flew in and out of Manston a few times on Dan Air. The terminal building in the video looks very well preserved. The fact the terminal and approach lights are still standing leads me to think there could be a future for Manston as an airport again some day. I always remember an Omni Air aircraft parked there. It never moved and became a landmark. A Nigerian airline aircraft always sat there too.
Brings back memories of 1984 - ATC Summer Camp. Flew in a Chipmunk trainer out across dover. There used to be an Avro Shackleton static there. We stayed in the old barracks. I remenber the mess building well.
Not sure if you have heard but they are going to bring Manston back. £500m project to turn it into another Bristol airport.
That would be interesting
The sign at the front used to say Kent International Airport
WE Enjoyed all the videos. Every place has a story to tell. CHEERS guys.
Got busted by the MOD Plod for "exploring" there a few years back. We were looking for entrances to the underground tunnels & hangars there. Supposed to be a town under there.
Is the Spitfire building still there
Yeah can’t get to it though
Ian did you go to the aircraft museum near manston was very interesting when I went couple years ago
Just watched more of video and see you have been there. I was surprised how good it was for the size.
Yeah been a few times very interesting folk :)
Ian I'm just constantly remembering scenes from the game Thief on the PC with those boots. Lol
Remember about 5-6 years ago using Manston when KLM used to fly to Amsterdam taking an hour, used to be 30 mins and then 30 mins taxiing around Schipol as they had the stages furthest from the terminal. Living in Ramsgate this used to be so convenient. Used to have 2 flights a day in and out.
have you been to RAF cold blow lane rochester.
Sad it's all going to go I visited an airfield amila onice landed and took offf and the only piece of the runway left is just nearly big enough to park an automobile
Hi guys great vid-what was that tunnel you went through? en route
west end of ramsgate dont know its name folk
great adventure and thanks for sharing. Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
Two of my favourite RUclipsrs in one comment.
Hi great video
Hopefully I’ve heard in a few years it’ll be refurbished for freight and commercial use, as it has 19 stands for aircraft. And they are planning to also build a 65,500 sq m cargo facility and a new air traffic control tower, such as refurbishing the terminal for I believe 2023. Airlines such as EasyJet and Ryanair could want slots.
Even though this airport is closed, I still fly from it in Microsoft flight simulator🤣
I used to be one of the village Bobby's in Minster, got a flight in air sea rescue helicopter once.
FANTASTIC upload
I recall many a cooked breakfast in the wings cafeteria,
Was really nice and friendly.
Had all facilities the lot .
What A Waste.
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Hi Hugs and much Love
I know it sucks when built upon the land but if they keep some of it and build around it at least then it can be remembered
I live close and I want it to stay open
If you have bad neighbours why should you move especially if you have lived there long time? With the airport like they do with Gatwick and Heathrow direct flight paths they get free triple glazing so they can't hear the jets so much.
6:55 i went exactly there yesterday for a covid 19 test XD great memories lmao
They sold that tower?? Man alive, imagine going to the Post Office with that tower, to send it to its new owner. 😂
This video brings back many a memory when I was a kid I would go to the spit museum before going to my grandma's who sadly isn't here anymore.such a Shame it's getting destroyed
i was 12 years old when i was in the ATC joined 54sq based in eastbourne used manston as a flight trainning school learning to fly chipmunks .we each got around 25-30 mins of flying time.i was 1 of the lucky ones to fly over the pier after the night storm (you can check it out )after the flying we got the chance to learn how to shoot the .303 SLRS and the bolt action .303s..that day i got my crossed rifes with 5 balleyes on 1st go .i also remmber going to the tower to watch the aircraft come in to land and take off.the gate you both was at is where we went in to show our pass books.in the early autumn 10 of us did some glider flying over the weekend .i just missed out on flying the trainer jets the jet provost or JPs for short.its a shame its ended up like it has .just so you know the LIGHTS that you both was under are not backwards you was facing the wrong way .we used the lights as a landing mark zone that points to the runway.also there used to be a yellow sea rescue helicopter not far from the runway and was always at the ready.i got the chance to sit in the cockpit was a bit of a climb up on the outside .how things change as we get older.thanks for bringing back good memories from what was a wonderful time i had there.
Love yours German jacket.
Hi guys amazing to see before it get demolished the land itself is quite big you’ll have go back someday to see which type of properties are built just a thought? 👍😊
Sounds like a plan folk
like !
There no longer building houses and it’s was last called Kent international and the tower wasn’t sold (for I know) and if it was the person gets there money back (23rd September 2023)
I can remember seeing McDonnell Douglas Phantom and Vulcan bombers taking off the back bin the 1970's
Stumbled onto this video & interesting to see how it looks since I was based there 1987-1989, arriving at the time of the Great Storm. During my time I was lucky enough to fly with Boss Stonham's flying circus of No.1 Air Experience Flight's RAF Chipmunks to survey devastated Kent & the Channel Tunnel terminal building site. I also managed to fly with the Search & Rescue Wessex & Sea King as well as some local civilian helicopters.
You missed the Defence Fire Services training School (which is about to close) & was known as Central Training Establishment (CTE) back in the day & they made extensive use of the burning area and aircraft wrecks for crew rescue training.
Interesting segment around the runway approach lights too. I'd be interested to know who's the farmer/landowner of the area around the approach lights (at both ends of the runway) - I heard a very interesting tale in the bar when I was there & he/she/they may want to make contact with me !
How this airport never became a success is a crying shame. You've got Stansted and Southend in Essex. Another 4 airports with London in their name and Southampton and Bournemouth not that far from each other and the airport nearest to the European countries is closed. The sooner it's reopened the better
RIP that arcade cabinet on the wonk at 19:16 :(
That tower at 16:50 would be awesome to have some zip lines coming off it
Hello!
First
Did a a summer camp with Air Cadets at RAF Manston in 1984.
I think they are still debating its viability as an airport at the moment
Hi
Ref Manston it’s been retrieved from Gov & has been saved the decision was made just recently in parliament so,watch that space 👍
Thanks for the information
Let me guess...public land sold to private property developers who make millions of dollars so people can buy land that should be given to them for free or at least a low price because its public land?
Personally I think that airports should all be by the coast rather than being built inland. No doubt it will be yet another huge housing estate. I’ve been to the museum :)
Is it still abandoned?
This was 2016 not sure on site now
hey lads
2nd
Them boots are loud
Airport RAF lights are very Bright. Look it up on google. (maybe 5000 watts) We are not sure, but look it up. Landing lights can be very bright than regular lights .Thanks and CHEERS.
I don't know why they shut down Sheffield airport because it was easier for people who live there to go on holiday hhh
A great location for a zombie movie.
Good film I live here and its a shame they want to put housing on here. Shame you never checked the roc post out while you was there
Might have already done it and uploaded it folk ;)
IKS Exploration so you did from 2010 blimey you come along way folk😏 Keep up the good work. There's been a few communication masts you visited I have painted for the mod. Swingate/Dunkirk.
taxi way..
Poppys are not poisonous as far as I know. Just certain ones you can make heroin, morphine, codine etc
Car park is now a Covid-19 testing station.
Haha the marching boots. Do like the amount of people you incorperate to the channel. Hopefully that dont go to houses.
MN is abbreviated for EGMN, ICAO designation for Manston.
Nice vid there Ian. Too bad you couldn't get inside. Good thing you weren't wearing your Russian camo's and trapper hat when confronted by security, lol. Thanks for sharing.
Breaking parliamentary law or moral law?
LOLOL 3:06 ""Ternmal"" Coolz ,,,,,,,,,He He He laughing with,,,, you not at you...
RiverOak Strategic Partners have just bought Manston Airport, so it will reopen as an airport. NO houses - ever!
Ian... are you wearing Ammunition Boots?? the sond of those sends me back 30 yrs to mt Army days ..keep up the great work... Hi To Jamie by the way
Londoners that moved into the area and non locals that put a end to manston,locals wanted to save our lovely airport
I really hope nothing happens to this lovely place ! Reopen it !
More history going to f**king housing. Where are all these people coming from that can afford to buy these houses? Where are all these jobs? God, I do hate this county sometimes (more and more sadly).
Any chance of you doing the goose steps in them boots Ian?? 😂
I stumbled on this video. Amazing video. Just give you a heads up incase you dont know, Manston has been recently bought by another company and has been given a DCO to be rejuvinated as a working freight airport first and passenger airport a few years later. The majority of Thanet are overjoyed with the news :)
did you not notice the masonic globe with EU coloured checkered outer ring? These colours come from the Grand French orient temple masonic lodge hence who are behind the EU funding and infrastructure.
Believe manston use to be a emergency run way for the space shuttle due to its length
jay johnson yeah and concord a few times has landed there
I think that's incorrect, Elvington in Yorkshire was, I visited Elvington 2 weeks back and was told by the guide and also a pilot who flew me around York, Manston may have also possibly been too, but I know Elvington was the main runway to be used for the Space Shuttle
haha what you on its needs just under 3 mils to stop ur funny lol
roger hunt who you referring to ?
In actual fact Im probably wrong too, it looks like RAF Fairford was going to bd used as the Shuttle emergency runway, I was likely to be misinformed lol
*buys house near an airport*
*Complains about noise*
LOl