Disused, Ruined, Radioactive and Abandoned RAF Newton Station (Drone Footage)

This Drone Footage Video captures the disused RAF Newton.

Royal Air Force station Newton or more simply RAF Newton (ICAO: EGXN) is a former Royal Air Force station located 7 miles (11 km) east of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and 10.7 miles (17.2 km) south-west of Newark-on-Trent, England

It was used briefly as a bomber base for squadrons to re-equip after the Battle of France and then as a flying training school during the Second World War and beyond until 2000.

Built in 1939, Newton was assigned to No 1 Group in June 1940. On 3 July 1940 No. 103 Squadron RAF moved from RAF Honington with their Fairey Battles before changing to the Vickers Wellington IC in October 1940. On 11 July 1941 the squadron moved to RAF Elsham Wolds, also on 3 July 1940 (the same date when 103 Squadron arrived) No. 150 Squadron RAF arrived from RAF Stradishall again initially with the Battle before changing to Wellington IA during October 1940 however later in the month the Wellington IC was introduced to the squadron. The squadron left on 10 July 1941 going to RAF Snaith.

Newton then became a training base, and for the next five years between July 1941 and December 1946 No. 16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School provided basic and advanced training for Polish airmen serving with the RAF, using RAF Tollerton as a satellite landing ground.

The station badge featured the Polish Eagle holding a flaming torch in each talon with the motto "Docemus et Discimus" which translates as "We teach and we learn", reflecting the Polish training role in the Second World War.

The station had also become the home of the newly formed Nottingham University College Air Squadron in 1941, providing newly trained pilots for the RAF. During the 1960s Newton was home to an Air Experience Flight of de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk aircraft which were used by local squadrons of the Air Training Corps. The East Midlands University Air Squadron continued flying at Newton, with Scottish Aviation Bulldog aircraft, until moving its flying activities to RAF Cranwell in 2001. In the latter years, civilian-operated Slingsby Fireflies were also based at Newton for basic military training on behalf of RAF Cranwell.

The RAF Newton site is, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), contaminated with Radium. The contamination comes from Radium that was used to coat the dials of aircraft and other equipment so that they could be seen in the dark. It was in scrap burned and dumped in the 1940s and 1950s and remains radioactive for thousands of years.

Today the site is a private industrial estate and the buildings are being converted into offices and storage space. The old control tower still stands and is being renovated into offices; the grass airfield has reverted to agriculture with some RAF planes still there for the eye to see. Nottinghamshire Police use parts of the site for public order, a method of entry and big police dog training.

The abandoned houses on the base were used to film scenes from the film This is England. It has also been used for the television series Robot Wars after it transferred to the commercial UK channel Five.

The site is located within Nottingham's Green Belt.

Now the site features over 550 new homes.

Equipment Used: DJI Inspire 2
Editing Software: Final Cut Pro X
Music: 'Branca' by giovanix939
Assess Link: https://www.looperman.com/tracks/deta...

Location: RAF Newton

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