Wonderful Ted. Bringing us brilliant pieces of RAF history, of which we should never forget. Our heroes & heroines. It's that, of which, defines our future. Thank you.
Such a lovely video. Respectfully done. Well done Ted. You can still see the outlines even today. You can almost hear the noise of Fighters flying, imagining the activity carried out here. Thanks to the RAF and USAF.
@@TedConingsbyA great idea to do ex RAF bases. Several in Norfolk. Old Little Snoring I sometimes sit and have lunch. Still an airfield today. Old buildings survive. Keep on doing em. So many out there
Great video Nikos! In October 1944, Glenn Miller the famous american band leader and major in the USAAF, gave his last airfield concert in a hanger at Kingscliffe airfield prior to his death later that year. A triangular plaque commemorating Miller marks the position of the former hanger.
I really like the idea of these type of videos. Lovely drone footage and a good depth of info' about the station's history. I'm looking forward to seeing more. Great work Ted and Nikos!
Ted, Nikos. A very impressive video and this is going to be a great series! Marvellous filming and clearly you have done your homework on this subject. It would have been tempting to have gone for forties music. However, the contemporary accompanying music will appeal to younger people. Congratulations on a superb piece of work.
Ted, Nikos, what a great piece! I love the history of the air corps from WWII. My dad flew in the war in the south pacific. Looking forward to your next episode. Thank you. ❤
I love this! I love learning about old airfield history. It’s important to keep this history alive. The memorial at the end with the USA and RAF flags is beautiful. 🫡Great stuff Ted and Nikos! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
I'm fascinated by places like this , so please keep it going. It's important to not let these important parts of our aviation history be forgotten. I get great enjoyment watching your channel. Glad to be a member and help in a small way.
Excellent Ted , i lived in Northampton county from 72-77 and worked as a motor vehicle breakdown patrol so got to go all over the county, on days off etc i visited a lot of these old airfields,always interesting to find out about them and the activities that took place from them.After a change of residence , a move to oop North i eventualy got a job with an aviation company and the visited all kinds of airfield , again if it had a military past i would always try for a walk around and do a bit historical research first. Just pick an old wartime field , go on Google maps and see whats there. And if it is one wth a gate memmorial just have a quiete minute for those who never returned Look forward to the next one Ted,
Thank you so much. Yes Google earth is pretty cool to track the old airfields and with a bit of searching on the internet, you can find the history to do the homework. Then it’s a case of putting a video together ooohh yeah
Great commentary & footage . I always find these old war time airfields very nostalgic & moving , as to who flew there & what happened. Well done Ted. I salute you
What a great video very interesting. I wonder how many folk drive past and don't stop. Sqn Ldr Ted thanks for your drone video. Waiting for Episode 2 Lost Airfields. The one near here is Stoney Cross in the New Forest National Park, there is also a range were the Earth Quake bomb was tested. The target was so well constructed that some of the building is still standing.
Oiii oiii Colin 🤙🏼 glad you enjoyed our first episode. Yea you are absolutely right, these can easily be missed. Google earth is a great tool to track past airfields. Thanks again for your kind words
Superb bit of RAF history Nikos I am lucky i live about 500 yards from the Kent Battle of Britian Museum my house is situated where the old NAAFI was. if your ever down south here would be well worth an episode to go with your collection, The museum is well worth a visit
This is so good. I'm learning new things everyday Ted and I love the drone footage that shows us the 'ghosts' of the runways and airfield layout. Looking forward to the next one.
Great video! I love learning the nearly forgotten stories of WW2 and the RAF in particular. What surprises me is that the outlines of the former runways are still so clearly visible. Would have expected them to be either turned over in the surrounding agricultural land or being occupied by various small companies.
Thanks for the video! ❤️ My dear old Dad was stationed there at Kings Cliff during WW 2 . He flew P38 s. It’s really nice to see the area where he lived and flew out of. Your video brings joy to my heart in remembering my father. He was a good guy and loved to fly.
Hi, I loved this video it's really interesting to hear about all of the history. I went to my very first air show in Rhyl last year and was absolutely amazed by the Typhoon. I have been watching your videos ever since and I learn so much from them, so I thought it was about time I said a big Thank you for your amazing videos
Oiii oiii Emma thank you so much for your comment and glad you enjoy our channel. Really proud to hear your lovely words. Means a lot. From all of us at TCS thank you so much oooohhh yeah
Excellent work chaps. Jolly good show. Fancy bit of flying there Squadron Leader Coningsby and good ground support from Flying Officer Nikos. Keep up the good work chaps. Looking forward to the next mission 🇬🇧👍
I spent many holidays in your beautiful country for research history of old airfield and other things. I spoke with locals and discovered that is the way Every year I took another country. There were not explored planes in old sheds, I promised the owners never to betray where I had found them "A gentleman' s agreement*. So I visited Coningsby flew with the" Battle of Britain " I took always presents with me, the photos from my collection Ted you a are mad with aircraft I'am with Wings. Carry on with your information , please. Yours, Herman
There are some lovely walks round here! I shall be returning again soon to visit the memorial, barring meeting an unsupervised Doberman which rather spoilt the last visit!
I love to learn more about those lost Air Bases, i once worked at Castle Bromwich and i could smell the History of the Spitfire in almost every corner of the old buildings.
First and foremost please don't let this be a one-off!! Really interesting history lesson and great drone footage Nikos - that memorial is exceptional and a fitting tribute to those who served there.
Oii Oii Andy, thank you very much. We’ve had a great response and feedback from our first episode and cannot wait to choose the next location. Thank you very much
Fasinating stuff there. I especially liked the bit about when the 20th FG came to Britain. The 55th ("Fighting 55th"), 77th ("The Gamblers"), and the 79th ("Tiger Squadron") became the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, based at RAF Upper Heyford during the cold war, eventually flying the F-111E Aardvarks in a tactical nuclear strike role. They were later joined by the 42nd Electronic Countermeasures Squadron, flying EF-111A Ravens.
Such a lovely way to show the RAF history well done Nikos and Ted did anyone else notice "Brighty" name mentioned on the stones does our very own Brighty have a relative who flew out of RAF Kings Cliffe during WW2? Thanks Ted and Nikos
Dude, this is wonderful! Looking forward to many many more. I'm from Cape Town South Africa and during CV19 I became intrigued by the old and almost forgotten airfields of the UK. Here in SA my interest in history also blossomed during CV19 and my main interest apart from the aviation history is the old forgotten defenses of the Cape. This new avenue you are heading down gives me "eyes on the ground". I would love to come back to the UK but right now this is just about impossible.
love old airfields ! where i live on herts essex borders was like an gigantic american airfield .i also when i worked for an american firm in harlow back in the early eightys got to meet a mr jim custer from dayton ohio who was related to general custer he flew mitchell bombers out of matching green . heaps of history ! well done ted and nicos more of these please!
Really interesting video! ... I mean, history is always interesting, but when it has wings, it's on a different level😉 Great, that the location of the runways has been kept visible. Nice touch!
Thank you Ted! There are lots of retired RAF bases around. If you come to Wiltshire you will find lots! When you next go to Brize Norton a trip down the A4 might be interesting when you get to Yatesbury. It was the RAF school for Radar. It’s also close to lots of other bases. Cherhill RAF base which is next door, across a couple of fields is where Guy Gibson learnt to fly. All the best Chris.
Great video. Note on the design of the monument: Mr. Bill Sharpe designed the monument. Close exam shows a P-51 and Spit wing the two uprights are representative of the P-38 twin engines. One note on the 20th black and white stripes on their P-51s, these were only on the nose. The strips on the tail (and wings) were invasion stripes and not unique to the 20th.
Hi thank you. Yes the monument design is clever with the P-51 and Spitfire. With regards to the stripes, cowlings as mentioned in the video is the engine cover. and tail. Invasion stripes were not mentioned in the video, as you know, these were applied to a variety of aircraft but was referring to their markings.
Nice work Nikos......... I had sooo many more WW2 era photos you could have popped in there. Gimme a shout if you decide to do any more local bases. Great historical information. We're you not permitted a closer look at the Tower or the Glenn Miller memorial 🤔
Did you know this is the base where Glen Miller gave his last concert with his airforce band before getting lost in a cross channel flight? On the nearby lodge park there is a Glenn Milller memorial on the location where formerly one of the hangars was located.
@5:20 the 56th fighter group (Wolfpack) was the highest scoring American fighter group in the ETO and produced the highest scoring American Ace, Gabby Gabreski, and they flew the P-47 Thunderbolt exclusively. Also of note, all the top American P-51 Mustang aces got the majority of their kills in the P-47 Tbolt before transitioning to the Mustang. Of course Gabby’s kills pale in comparison to what RAF pilots had. RAF pilots had far more kills.
Good video ,hopefully the first of many ,no b/s just good facts ,hopefully this spur of your channel won't be as cliquey as the live streams ,well done from a ex 41/13 jock
Oiii Oii thank you so much for your comments. We take pride in our RAF history and respect those that served. So firstly, thank you for serving our country. This was a different aspect to military aviation and hope people enjoy it. Thanks again. Nikos and Sqn Ldr Ted Coningsby
Wonderful Ted. Bringing us brilliant pieces of RAF history, of which we should never forget. Our heroes & heroines. It's that, of which, defines our future. Thank you.
Thank you so much Margo. We at the TCS respect and never forget our past heroes LEST WE FORGET
Such a lovely video. Respectfully done. Well done Ted. You can still see the outlines even today. You can almost hear the noise of Fighters flying, imagining the activity carried out here. Thanks to the RAF and USAF.
Oii oiii Daniel, thank you so much. Yes you can travel back in time with these historic airfields. Thanks again man
@@TedConingsbyA great idea to do ex RAF bases. Several in Norfolk. Old Little Snoring I sometimes sit and have lunch. Still an airfield today. Old buildings survive. Keep on doing em. So many out there
Great video Nikos! In October 1944, Glenn Miller the famous american band leader and major in the USAAF, gave his last airfield concert in a hanger at Kingscliffe airfield prior to his death later that year. A triangular plaque commemorating Miller marks the position of the former hanger.
Thank you. Yes that is true
I really like the idea of these type of videos. Lovely drone footage and a good depth of info' about the station's history. I'm looking forward to seeing more. Great work Ted and Nikos!
Oii Oii thank you so much Steve
Cup of tea, breakfast and TCS that’s the way to start my mornings 😊
Thank you very much
Ted, Nikos.
A very impressive video and this is going to be a great series!
Marvellous filming and clearly you have done your homework on this subject.
It would have been tempting to have gone for forties music.
However, the contemporary accompanying music will appeal to younger people.
Congratulations on a superb piece of work.
Thank you very much Gazza and glad you enjoyed the first episode. We can’t wait to chose another location for episode 2.
That was a great video with excellent footage - well done to all involved. Looking forward to more of these!
Thank you so much Vicky
Ted, Nikos, what a great piece! I love the history of the air corps from WWII. My dad flew in the war in the south pacific. Looking forward to your next episode. Thank you. ❤
Thank your so much and glad you enjoyed. Wow respect to your father 🤙🏼
I love this! I love learning about old airfield history. It’s important to keep this history alive. The memorial at the end with the USA and RAF flags is beautiful. 🫡Great stuff Ted and Nikos! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Thank you so much glad you enjoyed this. We’d thought we’d cover a different side to military aviation; the history. Thanks again for watching 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Absolutely fantastic Nikos
Thanks Davey
I'm fascinated by places like this , so please keep it going. It's important to not let these important parts of our aviation history be forgotten. I get great enjoyment watching your channel. Glad to be a member and help in a small way.
Thank you so much. We are overwhelmed by the great feedback from you all from our first episode
Brilliant video, thanks Nikos
Thank you so much Rebecca
Excellent Ted , i lived in Northampton county from 72-77 and worked as a motor vehicle breakdown patrol so got to go all over the county, on days off etc i visited a lot of these old airfields,always interesting to find out about them and the activities that took place from them.After a change of residence , a move to oop North i eventualy got a job with an aviation company and the visited all kinds of airfield , again if it had a military past i would always try for a walk around and do a bit historical research first.
Just pick an old wartime field , go on Google maps and see whats there.
And if it is one wth a gate memmorial just have a quiete minute for those who never returned
Look forward to the next one Ted,
Thank you so much. Yes Google earth is pretty cool to track the old airfields and with a bit of searching on the internet, you can find the history to do the homework. Then it’s a case of putting a video together ooohh yeah
Great commentary & footage . I always find these old war time airfields very nostalgic & moving , as to who flew there & what happened. Well done Ted. I salute you
Thank you so much glad you enjoyed
So many are closed…. Even since I joined. The service is a shadow of itself now. Great vid.
I have been really looking forward to these episodes. And well done Nikos and Ted, you haven't disappointed, 5*. Looking forward to many more!
Thank you so much and can’t wait for episode 2
What a great video very interesting. I wonder how many folk drive past and don't stop. Sqn Ldr Ted thanks for your drone video. Waiting for Episode 2 Lost Airfields. The one near here is Stoney Cross in the New Forest National Park, there is also a range were the Earth Quake bomb was tested. The target was so well constructed that some of the building is still standing.
Oiii oiii Colin 🤙🏼 glad you enjoyed our first episode. Yea you are absolutely right, these can easily be missed. Google earth is a great tool to track past airfields. Thanks again for your kind words
This is incredible! I can't wait for more episodes of this series! Good work Ted and Nikos!
Thank you so much. We can’t wait for episode 2 either
This was great, finally somebody has started to make great content to bring our RAF history to light. Keep it up Nikos and ted
Oii Oii Jim thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed
Superb bit of RAF history Nikos I am lucky i live about 500 yards from the Kent Battle of Britian Museum my house is situated where the old NAAFI was. if your ever down south here would be well worth an episode to go with your collection, The museum is well worth a visit
Thank you so much.
This is so good. I'm learning new things everyday Ted and I love the drone footage that shows us the 'ghosts' of the runways and airfield layout. Looking forward to the next one.
Oii Oii Anne thank you so much. Our first video has had some great feedback so cannot wait to make more
Fascinating, makes you want to go out, visit and learn about these historic sites.😇
Great video! I love learning the nearly forgotten stories of WW2 and the RAF in particular.
What surprises me is that the outlines of the former runways are still so clearly visible. Would have expected them to be either turned over in the surrounding agricultural land or being occupied by various small companies.
Thank you so much. Interestingly on Google earth you can usually make out old airfields and the triangular style arrangement that was common back then
Fantastic and well done Gentlemen!
Thank you very much
Thanks for the video! ❤️ My dear old Dad was stationed there at Kings Cliff during WW 2 . He flew P38 s. It’s really nice to see the area where he lived and flew out of. Your video brings joy to my heart in remembering my father. He was a good guy and loved to fly.
You’re most welcome, glad our video brought you good memories of your father
Hi, I loved this video it's really interesting to hear about all of the history. I went to my very first air show in Rhyl last year and was absolutely amazed by the Typhoon. I have been watching your videos ever since and I learn so much from them, so I thought it was about time I said a big Thank you for your amazing videos
Oiii oiii Emma thank you so much for your comment and glad you enjoy our channel. Really proud to hear your lovely words. Means a lot. From all of us at TCS thank you so much oooohhh yeah
This is a great video. Well done Ted🧸❤️xxx
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Such an amazing video !!!!Well done Nikos and Ted !!!!!!!Xxx🧸❤️👍
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wonderful history lesson Nikos. Very well put together.
Thanks Jason
Lightenings and Mustangs, what a sight that would have been. So vital to the numbers at the time. Thanks for a great video SL Ted
Bombers
Thank you so much
Love this. Excellent & very impressive video & history of RAF Kings Cliffe. Look very much forward to the next episode.👍
Oiii oiii 🤙🏼 thank you so much. We can’t wait to pick the next airfield
Excellent work chaps. Jolly good show. Fancy bit of flying there Squadron Leader Coningsby and good ground support from Flying Officer Nikos.
Keep up the good work chaps. Looking forward to the next mission 🇬🇧👍
Thank you so much and glad you enjoyed
Excellent Nikos; Love the History bits, and looking forward to more Episodes in this Series
Thank you so much Laurin
Enjoyed that video. Thanks Nicos, and of course Ted.
Oiii oiii Charlotte, glad you enjoyed
Fabulous drone footage 😃🐻
Thank you
Nice work Nikos and Ted, thanks for doing the videos.🇺🇸🇬🇧
Thank you very much
Excellent. Looking forward to more like this.
Thank you very much
Brilliant - quality production - well presented - history preservation at its finest -Thank you Mr Ted for sharing this with us- much appreciated 👏♥️x
Thank you very much
Very nice production! Slick editing and transitions. You're getting pretty good at this!
Oiii oiiii WW 🤙🏼 thank you very much, glad you enjoyed
Absolutely loved this, Keep them and the great working coming
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed
You are a true ambassador for all English and American who the Wings from the past and nowadays ❤
Thank you so much, really appreciate this. We stream our present, and remember our past
LEST WE FORGET
I spent many holidays in your beautiful country for research history of old airfield and other things. I spoke with locals and discovered that is the way
Every year I took another country. There were not explored planes in old sheds, I promised the owners never to betray where I had found them "A gentleman' s agreement*.
So I visited Coningsby flew with the" Battle of Britain "
I took always presents with me, the photos from my collection
Ted you a are mad with aircraft I'am with Wings.
Carry on with your information , please.
Yours,
Herman
There are some lovely walks round here! I shall be returning again soon to visit the memorial, barring meeting an unsupervised Doberman which rather spoilt the last visit!
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This is my fav YT channel! Ted is a busy little teddybear😊
Oiii oiii Brunde Braun thank you so much
I love to learn more about those lost Air Bases, i once worked at Castle Bromwich and i could smell the History of the Spitfire in almost every corner of the old buildings.
Thank you so much
I love it and learning about the raf history I cannot wait for the next episodes! ❤
Thank you much and glad you enjoyed
What a brilliant idea guys. The channel really will benefit from this development. 😊 Mike P-J.
Thank you so much
First and foremost please don't let this be a one-off!! Really interesting history lesson and great drone footage Nikos - that memorial is exceptional and a fitting tribute to those who served there.
Oii Oii Andy, thank you very much. We’ve had a great response and feedback from our first episode and cannot wait to choose the next location. Thank you very much
@@TedConingsby Excellent!! There's so many to choose from that you could be at this for a very long time!!
Newly arrived to the group, loving the videos and the warm atmosphere!
Welcome to the Ted Coningsby channel and thank you so much. Wishing you a great time with us
@@TedConingsby , are you kidding? Teddy Bears with berets are already part of my life, lol. Thank you, Ted!
Outstanding production, Nikos👏👏👏 thoroughly enjoyable and informative! Thats why Ted pays you the big bucks🙂 cant wait for the next installment 👏
Thank you so much 🤙🏼Nikos does well
Fasinating stuff there. I especially liked the bit about when the 20th FG came to Britain. The 55th ("Fighting 55th"), 77th ("The Gamblers"), and the 79th ("Tiger Squadron") became the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, based at RAF Upper Heyford during the cold war, eventually flying the F-111E Aardvarks in a tactical nuclear strike role. They were later joined by the 42nd Electronic Countermeasures Squadron, flying EF-111A Ravens.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the info too
Such a lovely way to show the RAF history well done Nikos and Ted did anyone else notice "Brighty" name mentioned on the stones does our very own Brighty have a relative who flew out of RAF Kings Cliffe during WW2? Thanks Ted and Nikos
Thank you Debbie glad you enjoyed. Not sure if it’s coincidence with the name but I will ask the man himself
Good luck doing RAF Ash in Kent, can't wait...........
Dude, this is wonderful! Looking forward to many many more. I'm from Cape Town South Africa and during CV19 I became intrigued by the old and almost forgotten airfields of the UK. Here in SA my interest in history also blossomed during CV19 and my main interest apart from the aviation history is the old forgotten defenses of the Cape. This new avenue you are heading down gives me "eyes on the ground". I would love to come back to the UK but right now this is just about impossible.
Thank you so much Mike. Glad you enjoyed the video
love old airfields ! where i live on herts essex borders was like an gigantic american airfield .i also when i worked for an american firm in harlow back in the early eightys got to meet a mr jim custer from dayton ohio who was related to general custer he flew mitchell bombers out of matching green . heaps of history ! well done ted and nicos more of these please!
Thank you so much
Really interesting video! ... I mean, history is always interesting, but when it has wings, it's on a different level😉 Great, that the location of the runways has been kept visible. Nice touch!
Thank you so much. We can’t wait to find another airfield for episode 2
Thank you Ted! There are lots of retired RAF bases around.
If you come to Wiltshire you will find lots!
When you next go to Brize Norton a trip down the A4 might be interesting when you get to Yatesbury. It was the RAF school for Radar.
It’s also close to lots of other bases. Cherhill RAF base which is next door, across a couple of fields is where Guy Gibson learnt to fly.
All the best Chris.
There isn’t much to see at Yatesbury or Cherhill camps these days but I’m proud to live nearby 😊
There are also lots of other RAF camps around where I live. I’m proud to live in this area. You could nearly throw a stone from one base to another.
Thank you so much
Great video Conningsby Ted! There’s Metheringham and Lydford Magna nearby which are worth a video perhaps.
Thank you and good shout
Great drone footage - did you make it yourself?
Hi Wes, thank you very much. No this was done by a chap at SkiShot 🤙🏼 He’s doing another lost airfield at the moment for us.
@@TedConingsby Custom, though. Not too shabby!
Hi Ted thanks for telling us the history loveed listening to it something i am interested in.
Glenn Miller's last airfield concert was at this airbase. There is a memorial to this to the south east of the airfield.
There sure is
Great video. Note on the design of the monument: Mr. Bill Sharpe designed the monument. Close exam shows a P-51 and Spit wing the two uprights are representative of the P-38 twin engines. One note on the 20th black and white stripes on their P-51s, these were only on the nose. The strips on the tail (and wings) were invasion stripes and not unique to the 20th.
Hi thank you. Yes the monument design is clever with the P-51 and Spitfire. With regards to the stripes, cowlings as mentioned in the video is the engine cover. and tail. Invasion stripes were not mentioned in the video, as you know, these were applied to a variety of aircraft but was referring to their markings.
Nice work Nikos......... I had sooo many more WW2 era photos you could have popped in there. Gimme a shout if you decide to do any more local bases.
Great historical information. We're you not permitted a closer look at the Tower or the Glenn Miller memorial 🤔
Thank you so much and thanks for the offer of the photos. It’s private land so we couldn’t get access inside the base but what we got was fine
Did you know this is the base where Glen Miller gave his last concert with his airforce band before getting lost in a cross channel flight? On the nearby lodge park there is a Glenn Milller memorial on the location where formerly one of the hangars was located.
Indeed that’s correct.
Great drone work like how you get the layout of how its was.
Thank you very much
It's not all lost. The Large hanger where Glenn Miller played , is still in use today at Stamford.
Colltishall next?
Has Niko flown an F-35?
Nikos doesn’t fly
@@TedConingsby oh I thought he did
@5:20 the 56th fighter group (Wolfpack) was the highest scoring American fighter group in the ETO and produced the highest scoring American Ace, Gabby Gabreski, and they flew the P-47 Thunderbolt exclusively. Also of note, all the top American P-51 Mustang aces got the majority of their kills in the P-47 Tbolt before transitioning to the Mustang. Of course Gabby’s kills pale in comparison to what RAF pilots had. RAF pilots had far more kills.
Awesome thank you for the info
Good video ,hopefully the first of many ,no b/s just good facts ,hopefully this spur of your channel won't be as cliquey as the live streams ,well done from a ex 41/13 jock
Oiii Oii thank you so much for your comments. We take pride in our RAF history and respect those that served. So firstly, thank you for serving our country. This was a different aspect to military aviation and hope people enjoy it. Thanks again. Nikos and Sqn Ldr Ted Coningsby
Thank you for the reply Nik' and of course Ted ! ,just to add your live today was Lako bedlam lol @@TedConingsby
What about Bruntingthorpe? 25 miles further West than Kings Cliffe and used by the Americans until around the 1960s!
USAF at Bruntingthorpe: 1953-1962
Ted was in the airbear squadron