RAF Binbrook

A slideshow of raf binbrook as it is today jan 08.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• RAF
• binbrook
• verve
• urbanlincs
• derelict
• ww2
• look
• north
• urban
• exploration

[sgtgrech]

Nice one.......Shame to see the place in such a state. Did an annual camp there many years ago as a cadet, I hardly recognise it now : (

[urbanlincs]

Yeah i've seen it go down hill since the early 90s and its such a shame =(

[joejonasluva96]

urbanlincs you might not believe me but.....brookenby is on fire right this moment as i am putting this my parents have had fone calls telling us there are 4 houses on fire one roof has gone in and there are 12 fire engines trying to put them all out! And all of this happened just by a brand new boiler exploded! this is no lie!

[urbanlincs]

Holy crap!! Anybody hurt? Take some pics and send them to my main site so i can have a look =)

[joejonasluva96]

no nobody is hurt they managed to evacuate them my friend is going to take a pic of the worst one and i'll ask her to send it to me and if i can i will try and upload it on my computer and send it to you

[urbanlincs]

Nice one =)

[RedGlowSag]

Been there today hence searching RAF binbrook and finding this vid. Served there 7 years in the 80s. Very strange feeling driving round.

[AVMamfortas]

My last base (I retired in '82). Such a waste.

[pjn3107]

Based ther 1972 to 1975. First camp out of training, fantastic momories. Such a shame to see it now. Anybody remember the Binbrook Bomb rugby competition ?

[bigguschappus]

my relatives lived in quarters at canberra crescent in binbrook.

[captjamestk]

Well, I can only say "Very Sad Indeed". You can feel the spirit of the camp dying away like the errosion of a coastline. How did the Officers Mess get so smashed up?? Is it crazy people without minds??

[hawkrock1]

ive drove by binbrook many times and went to see what it was like now..ur video shows it all..its sad in many ways..THINGS CHANGE I GUESS..but Binbrook is very special...that jet kicked arse...love it..hawkrock

[MrMarkieuk]

great memories went there in 1980 or 1981 with AIR TRAINING CORPS from Great Dunmow 999 sqadron. Spend a week there for summer camp!!! Brilliant time. Went with Bishops Stortford squadron and Harlow sqadron

I was so shocked to see it left at this state! it was the great RAF base i have ever attent to it. Really sad!!

[enchanticaUK]

Very sad to see the old place in such a dreadful state. My husband was stationed there for a couple of years in the run up to the closure - we had some great times there.

[2311frasert]

I was only a schoolboy when my father was boss of 11 squadron at Binbrook. He had led the marvellous last two Lightning squadrons (11 & 23) from Leuchars to their new base at Binbrook. He is old and frail now and i know that seeing these pictures would break his heart. Just as it did mine. Great memories or a great place and it is shameful that the MOD allows these old stations to become decrepid in this way.

[LhodaKblerz]

6, Windsmore (?) Rd. 1962-65. Lush green grass, playing on the swings,'zooms' from the naafi, johnny seven gun, catching butterflies, tadpoles from the stream on the way home after school, trips to Cadwell Park. For a young boy this place was heaven. Posted to Akrotiri from Binbrook, what an idyllic childhood, innocent and free of the real tensions of that era. Greatly saddened to see the state of the old married quarters about ten years ago.