RAF Activity in East Anglia in the 1960s

[raf4jack]

where abouce was that air base ?

[Youngwessex]

great video - although only 3 in 1964, Mk 1 & 2 was my father's aircraft

[NAIAD49]

Fantastic footage,thats the old Britian I love.

180 V Bombers...............they would hit their targets long before the B52's.

We used to be a great nation.

[elswick1542]

@NAIAD49 Don,t forget the Canberra old Comrade Khrushchev loved them especially when they flew over his head and he could not do F***all about it!

[NAIAD49]

@elswick1542 Yes old Nakita said,if the RAF did not stop their flying over Russia

"all their 'Kan Bearas' would become flying coffins"

Mig 15 runs out of climb 20,0000ft below the 'Kan Bearas'.

Nobody could touch the Canberra in those days.....Yanks or Ivans.

[planejunky]

Cracking video, love the Victor footage!

[1MrTurd]

Ahh glory days, England as it was before some parts of it began to look like down town islamabad before hopeless, useless and corrupt politicians ruined this once great country....brings a tear to your eye

[nem1939]

@1MrTurd that sounds like where i live i forget which country im in half the time

[SSCFPA]

Very interesting.

It almost serves as a backdrop to the infamous (and banned for 20 years) docu-drama 'The War Game'.

Also set in a another English county with V-Force bases - Kent.

But, deterrence worked.

[OjciecWalczy]

Those fighters at 0:30 are Gloster Javelins, right?

[abdabs855423575]

correct

[gaz11h]

correct they areGloster Javelins armed with firestrek misiles the other fighter is an English Electric Llightning an early model either an F1 or F1a

[MrSquark]

Thats a good moustache at 0:50 :)