:00:00. > :00:09.Hello, good evening, and welcome to a special
:00:10. > :00:16.from RAF Waddington near Lincoln, marking 100 years of aviation
:00:17. > :00:22.Heading back into battle: As Lincolnshire typhoons ard set
:00:23. > :00:25.to rejoin the fight against IS, the government says the RAF
:00:26. > :00:36.in the county is in the "front line" of national defence.
:00:37. > :00:53.the visit is being fought a Lincolnshire the RAF.
:00:54. > :00:58.The government commits that the long-term future although Rdad
:00:59. > :01:03.Cammack Cardoza but will th`t be a Lincolnshire?
:01:04. > :01:10.Empty waiting rooms - as hundreds of appointments
:01:11. > :01:12.and operations are cancelled because of a computer virus.
:01:13. > :01:15.And we're going back to the pioneering days of flight
:01:16. > :01:20.and Lincolnshire's place in aviation history.
:01:21. > :01:39.Good evening and welcome to the programme here at RAF Waddington
:01:40. > :01:45.marking 100 years of servicd from year and from crime well in
:01:46. > :01:49.Scampton. RAF Waddington opdned in 1916 and in its time has bedn
:01:50. > :01:56.operational during World War I and World War II and the Cold W`r and
:01:57. > :02:04.also more recent conflicts. It is also the home of the drone
:02:05. > :02:13.many miles away. It is also the home many miles away. It is also the home
:02:14. > :02:24.to two aircraft. This Century which we will be going on. --Sentry And
:02:25. > :02:30.the centre now which is being used in the other side of the world in
:02:31. > :02:38.the fight against terrorism. It brings a lot of account in the form
:02:39. > :02:39.of tourism and business. How important is this to
:02:40. > :03:00.If you live in Lincolnshire, the sites and sounds of the RAF
:03:01. > :03:03.The breathtaking displays of the Red Arrows in the skhes
:03:04. > :03:05.above RAF Scampton, while W`ddington is the RAF's surveillance
:03:06. > :03:09.And for a century, RAF Cranwell has trained new officers,
:03:10. > :03:12.Today the county plays a central role in national security.
:03:13. > :03:14.The intelligence at Waddington, that's a centre of excellence
:03:15. > :03:16.for all the intelligence work that supports Iraq,
:03:17. > :03:17.Syria and operations around the world.
:03:18. > :03:20.So generally it's an ideal place that's built up over
:03:21. > :03:22.the years and continues, if you like, to develop
:03:23. > :03:25.And Coningsby is the home of the Typhoon fleet.
:03:26. > :03:27.They can be supersonic in 30 seconds, ready
:03:28. > :03:32.Five operational bases across Lincolnshire employ
:03:33. > :03:37.around 9,500 RAF personnel and civilian staff.
:03:38. > :03:40.A report looking at a base ` similar size to Waddington estimated it
:03:41. > :03:48.generates more than ?90 million for the local economy,
:03:49. > :03:50.while aviation tourism brings more than 150,000 visitors
:03:51. > :03:55.The Panton family run this luseum at the old East Kirkby
:03:56. > :04:01.The main attraction, taxi runs in this Lancaster bomber,
:04:02. > :04:06.The Lancaster rides are abott a year in advance, we are looking
:04:07. > :04:13.If you think about all the `viation sites in the county,
:04:14. > :04:18.and how popular aviation history is in the country at the molent
:04:19. > :04:21.there is millions of pounds spent in Lincolnshire.
:04:22. > :04:25.Then there are the businessds that work with the RAF.
:04:26. > :04:29.This Lincolnshire firm provides safety advice.
:04:30. > :04:32.It's also designed new technology to detect unauthorised dronds.
:04:33. > :04:35.We have all got a vast wealth of experience operating all around
:04:36. > :04:40.the world in different theatres with surveillance technologhes.
:04:41. > :04:45.Most of our guys have got over ,000 hours flying experience.
:04:46. > :04:47.So across Lincolnshire, the RAF is part of the soci`l
:04:48. > :05:03.So that's the importance of the RAF in economic terms to Lincolnshire.
:05:04. > :05:06.But what about the contribution of the bases to national security??
:05:07. > :05:09.On a recent visit to RAF Waddington I asked
:05:10. > :05:20.the Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon about that.
:05:21. > :05:27.This is a campaign to protect Britain as well as a driving terrace
:05:28. > :05:29.out of Iraq and it is about keeping our streets safer and we have to do
:05:30. > :05:35.this appalling terrorist organisation. The RAF bases yearling
:05:36. > :05:43.which are really at the front line of that. -- here and Lincolnshire.
:05:44. > :05:52.About of a third of the surveillance from the air comes British planes.
:05:53. > :05:59.We are providing some of thd strike aircraft as well as those ftnds and
:06:00. > :06:02.Waddington. Why is the government is so committed to using unmanned
:06:03. > :06:07.aircraft and one at the momdnt? It is much safer for the crews who are
:06:08. > :06:08.involved and it is much mord cost-effective and it can bd used
:06:09. > :06:13.for longer hours over the t`rget and for longer hours over the t`rget and
:06:14. > :06:20.much more precise. This is the new type of air warfare now, unlanned
:06:21. > :06:24.planes but operating to exactly the same rules of engagement as I
:06:25. > :06:35.approved for the targeted strikes that are carried out by Typhoons and
:06:36. > :06:40.Cammack tornadoes. -- tornadoes Is the future of the base is sdcure?
:06:41. > :06:50.The BCCI that huge part of the Royal air force. -- the bases. Thdre is a
:06:51. > :06:57.beautiful history going all the way back to the dambusters squadron --
:06:58. > :07:00.wonderful history. The RAF will be here for a long time to comd and it
:07:01. > :07:05.has always been an ideal pl`ce for the RAF to operate from. I know you
:07:06. > :07:08.from the air. A couple of ydars ago from the air. A couple of ydars ago
:07:09. > :07:19.David Cameron says he must `lways have the Arrows. Do you havd the
:07:20. > :07:23.same feelings, and does do Lay? They are out today flying in Hong Kong
:07:24. > :07:29.and China and promoting Britain s defence industries right across the
:07:30. > :07:32.Far East as we speak. They `re a key part of defence and eventually we
:07:33. > :07:36.will have two replace the ahrcraft so we will start to think about that
:07:37. > :07:44.the next year or two but I would certainly not to see them. Hf you're
:07:45. > :07:49.thinking about replacing aircraft the answers they are guaranteed
:07:50. > :07:52.They will be here to stay for a while yet. They are a key p`rt of
:07:53. > :07:57.our defence engagement as wd call it around the rest of the world and I
:07:58. > :08:04.don't think the public would let us lose them very easily. That is not a
:08:05. > :08:07.fighter would have. They ard extremely popular with the public
:08:08. > :08:13.could air shows and also an important part our defence
:08:14. > :08:16.diplomacy. We are marking 100 years of RAF service at Scampton `nd
:08:17. > :08:19.Waddington are crammed well. When you reflect a mercy of their
:08:20. > :08:26.operations, how important is Lincolnshire as a county to the RAF
:08:27. > :08:30.and the defence of the nation? Lincolnshire has been centr`l to the
:08:31. > :08:35.the Dambusters squadron in the the Dambusters squadron in the
:08:36. > :08:41.Second World War. I remember the Balkan bombers are bombing the Port
:08:42. > :08:48.Stanley runner in the Falkl`nds War. -- of Vulcan. Lincolnshire hs
:08:49. > :08:58.central to the RDF story and long may it continue to be. -- R@F. The
:08:59. > :09:02.Defence Secretary talking to me on Friday of last week. Interesting
:09:03. > :09:05.comments about the red arrows and our future which seems assured. And
:09:06. > :09:18.the bases in the county. Their future is guaranteed
:09:19. > :09:38.but will it be in Lincolnshhre? I look forward to hearing from you
:09:39. > :09:45.and will have some of your comments. Thank you for watching. We `re live
:09:46. > :09:47.at RAF Waddington and later in the programme will be looking at
:09:48. > :09:51.ligatures place in aviation history. More than 1000 people have had
:09:52. > :09:53.medical appointments or operations cancelled across Lincolnshire
:09:54. > :09:55.because of a computer virus. It's caused what the hospit`l trust
:09:56. > :09:58.has described as a major incident More from our Health
:09:59. > :10:10.Correspondent, Vicky Johnson. Empty clinics, empty chairs tell
:10:11. > :10:12.a story of cancelled appointments and operations -
:10:13. > :10:26.all because a virus attacked I have been in this organis`tion for
:10:27. > :10:33.than 20 years and I've never seen the structure like this. Thhs
:10:34. > :10:34.outpatients waiting room is on a picture of activity for pathents and
:10:35. > :10:50.staff but today it is eagerly quiet. Hospitals in Grimsby Scunthorpe and
:10:51. > :10:57.gullible been affected. Alan Limb has needed surgerx
:10:58. > :10:59.on his ankle for months - he thought today was the dax -
:11:00. > :11:02.but the cyber attack means he could be waiting weeks
:11:03. > :11:06.longer for his operation. It could be Christmas are after I
:11:07. > :11:19.never dreamt of anything like this. How people can hack
:11:20. > :11:22.into these systems and put Um, a bit surprised but then that's
:11:23. > :11:45.today's life, that's Agencies say this is happenhng. It
:11:46. > :11:50.could be kept at it could bd a cyber idiocy and a good bit government in
:11:51. > :11:56.other parts of the world. It is scary. Some clinics have bedn
:11:57. > :12:00.running normally but destruction elsewhere is led to continud. If you
:12:01. > :12:04.are due to have an operation are an outpatient appointment tomorrow we
:12:05. > :12:09.will be contacting you. The advice for the United Lincolnshire trust is
:12:10. > :12:13.for patients to turn up as planned unless they hear otherwise but even
:12:14. > :12:15.when all the IT systems are back up and running a backlog of
:12:16. > :12:21.cancellations could take wedks to clear. We will continue to follow
:12:22. > :12:29.that story in the next day or two. Police have begun excavating a field
:12:30. > :12:32.off the A17 in Lincolnshire after receiving new information over
:12:33. > :12:38.the disappearance of a man nearly 20 Michael Hewerdine was last seen
:12:39. > :12:41.at his home in Ruskington Police are now treating it
:12:42. > :12:44.as a murder investigation and are digging at an address
:12:45. > :12:58.at East Heckington between Michael went missing on the 21st of
:12:59. > :13:02.November 1996 so he has been missing for nearly 20 years. It is being
:13:03. > :13:07.dealt with as a mode of enqtiry and these cases are continually reviewed
:13:08. > :13:09.throughout the process and we can confirm now that new lead to new
:13:10. > :13:13.information has led us to this area information has led us to this area
:13:14. > :13:17.where we are searching and we expect to be outside for one to two weeks.
:13:18. > :13:20.-- on that site. Hospital managers say they're not
:13:21. > :13:22.in a position to reopen Grantham Hospital's Accident
:13:23. > :13:24.and Emergency department The department closed at night
:13:25. > :13:28.earlier this year because A meeting today has heard progress
:13:29. > :13:31.has been made recruiting more doctors - but it still would not be
:13:32. > :13:35.safe to run the department `round the clock because none of
:13:36. > :13:39.the new staff has started work yet. It's been announced that
:13:40. > :13:41.all the libraries in East Yorkshire will stay open but their hotrs
:13:42. > :13:44.will be reduced. East Riding Council is keephng
:13:45. > :13:46.a library or multi-service centre It's also agreed to continud the
:13:47. > :14:03.mobile service with reduced hours. Three of Britain's leading
:14:04. > :14:08.orchestras will perform in towns across East Yorkshire next xear
:14:09. > :14:11.as part of UK City of Culture. There'll be concerts by Sinfonia
:14:12. > :14:13.Viva, The Royal Philharmonic and the Manchester Camerata
:14:14. > :14:26.in Pocklington, Withernsea, With infrastructure we have in this
:14:27. > :14:29.area we need to concentrate on bringing music to the communities so
:14:30. > :14:35.it is bringing music to your doorstep. That's why orchestras live
:14:36. > :14:38.are supported by arts counchl England to do this kind of work and
:14:39. > :14:41.bring orchestras to where they would not normally calm and we hope the
:14:42. > :14:49.result of this that the will becoming more often. Some great news
:14:50. > :14:52.for music lovers in East Yorkshire. We are live and hang a 51 at RAF
:14:53. > :15:17.Waddington. I'm sure I would've enjoyed it if he
:15:18. > :15:23.had invited me, looking the planes. Feeling chilly this morning. I will
:15:24. > :15:27.differences between the air masses differences between the air masses
:15:28. > :15:31.affecting us in the UK. The colder air is blue and the yellow `nd
:15:32. > :15:34.orange is one area that has been squashed away by the cold ahr. It is
:15:35. > :15:39.here to stay over the next few days as well. Tomorrow we're aftdr chilly
:15:40. > :15:43.start and are mostly dry dax with plenty of brightness. Over 80%
:15:44. > :15:47.couple of show is just off the coast and then redraft a little f`rther
:15:48. > :15:52.inland. For most of us it is a dry night was clear spells. As ` result
:15:53. > :15:56.temperatures down to three or four Celsius tonight which will feel
:15:57. > :16:01.quite chilly. The sun rises tomorrow morning at performers by seven and
:16:02. > :16:09.high water tomorrow is at jtst 25 past seven and 22 eight. Sole mist
:16:10. > :16:13.and fog patches tomorrow and some mist and fog which will all ten to
:16:14. > :16:18.clear with sunny spells by the time we get the afternoon. Again maybe
:16:19. > :16:21.just the odd shower drifting a little but further inland in the
:16:22. > :16:26.Humber area down to watch the war should become further inland and it
:16:27. > :16:33.will be dry. -- down towards The Wash. It will feel a lot colder
:16:34. > :16:37.High pressure will still be in charge of the next couple of days
:16:38. > :16:40.and then rotates in a clockwise fashion drying in the colder clear
:16:41. > :16:42.from the north saw certainlx filling colder over the next few daxs.
:16:43. > :17:00.Fingers crossed, it will be dry They have their own meteorological
:17:01. > :17:04.office here because that is how much they trust Paul.
:17:05. > :17:06.We're live at RAF Waddington tonight marking 100 years
:17:07. > :17:08.of history here and at RAF Cranwell and Scampton.
:17:09. > :17:11.This is the Sentinel R1 - one of the most sophisticatdd
:17:12. > :17:13.and top secret planes in the modern Air Force.
:17:14. > :17:15.It's used to provide intellhgence about what's happening on the ground
:17:16. > :17:27.And it's based right here at Waddington.
:17:28. > :17:30.It's just one example of the important role this base
:17:31. > :17:32.and the others in Lincolnshhre have within the modern RAF
:17:33. > :18:14.and the history of the nation's defence.
:18:15. > :18:17.Once home to airships its bdcome the base for all pilot
:18:18. > :18:19.training in the RAF - including Prince William -
:18:20. > :18:22.and thousands of RAF Air Cadets from right across the UK.
:18:23. > :18:25.Back in the early years of flight RAF Cranwell had a key role
:18:26. > :18:27.helping dare devil aviators push their planes to the lilit.
:18:28. > :18:48.Look at the size of hangar 41. The Sentinel is one of the plands
:18:49. > :18:52.providing surveillance for the RAF. This is as close as I'm allowed to
:18:53. > :18:57.get. We were not allowed anxwhere near inside this plane. It hs that
:18:58. > :19:02.secret. We were not allowed to broadcast inside it. But thd good
:19:03. > :19:10.news is that they did allow me in the Century. --Sentry It has a
:19:11. > :19:16.famous radar dome on top. They did allow me in that and Adam is the
:19:17. > :19:22.tactical director for the crew and last week he showed me around. That
:19:23. > :19:29.is what everybody knows, thd dome of it. It is the rotor dome encased in
:19:30. > :19:34.it is the radar and is a six feet tall by 30 feet across. Seldcted
:19:35. > :19:42.actually stand aside that. Xou can in our engineers do that. And yet it
:19:43. > :19:47.looks like a mushroom from here It is a Boeing 707 airframe satnters
:19:48. > :19:51.large and makes the rotor sdem deceivingly small. What information
:19:52. > :19:57.is give you great murky detdcts anything and detects all thdir
:19:58. > :19:58.contacts can see Animalia and put it through to the computer to the side
:19:59. > :20:08.-- inside silicon processor. Let's -- inside silicon processor. Let's
:20:09. > :20:13.go and look. What are these, beds? There are three year and three just
:20:14. > :20:17.when they're not doing any work just when they're not doing any work just
:20:18. > :20:22.discover lie down and the flight? This is where you set. Your seat is
:20:23. > :20:31.not fit the controls. Why's that? We face away from the consoles for and
:20:32. > :20:36.landing. -- take-off and landing. What information will be told by the
:20:37. > :20:40.screen from the radar dome? We get a series of dots that may givd
:20:41. > :20:41.information or it it is quite a lot of information but as a teal we
:20:42. > :20:47.process that act on it. So daughters process that act on it. So daughters
:20:48. > :20:51.daughter is weather this activity and you inform the pilots of weather
:20:52. > :20:54.another aircraft? The team hs broken down. Half of is responsibld for
:20:55. > :20:58.surveillance and the other have is responsible for what we call weapons
:20:59. > :21:00.control surveyor splitting the aircraft so the mission crew has
:21:01. > :21:03.tend that is responsible for surveillance and the other half is
:21:04. > :21:05.responsible for what we call weapons control surveyor splitting the
:21:06. > :21:08.aircraft so the mission crew has tend that on board I sit here in
:21:09. > :21:10.charge of the whole rear of the aircraft. The dog more surrdal
:21:11. > :21:20.aircraft 300 miles away? Thd Rangers classified. I read it is cl`ssified.
:21:21. > :21:25.-- the range is classified. I'm on the captaincy, this is a good
:21:26. > :21:32.terms of equipment. We sail their terms of equipment. We sail their
:21:33. > :21:44.own new 707 is but they are no longer in production. The ndwest wet
:21:45. > :21:56.head of production 1991. -- went out of production. You are so hhgh up.
:21:57. > :22:01.Yes, it is a big aircraft. Does the dome, being so big in the top? Does
:22:02. > :22:12.that have an effect on the `ircraft flying? Largely does not. You think
:22:13. > :22:16.it would drag it. It is in ` dam at -- it neutral, they say. -- idyll
:22:17. > :22:30.dynamically neutral. It s not just RAF Waddington
:22:31. > :22:36.marking its centenary this xear RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshird is also
:22:37. > :22:39.marking 100 years of Once home to airships its bdcome
:22:40. > :22:42.the base for all pilot training in the RAF -
:22:43. > :22:44.including Prince William - and thousands of RAF Air Cadets
:22:45. > :22:48.from right across the UK. Back in the early years of flight
:22:49. > :22:51.RAF Cranwell had a key role helping daredevil aviators
:22:52. > :22:54.push their planes to the lilit. A kind of aviation fever
:22:55. > :23:07.had gripped the world. Daredevils performed
:23:08. > :23:08.dangerous stunts. And the RAF put on displays
:23:09. > :23:11.of skilled formation flying Pilots wanted to push
:23:12. > :23:23.their planes to the limit. And this could be good
:23:24. > :23:33.for the military. You need as much arranges it can on
:23:34. > :23:35.an aircraft and the further it can fly with the biggest load the
:23:36. > :23:39.further it can bomb. Cranwell became a starting
:23:40. > :23:41.point for several long The planes were heavily
:23:42. > :23:44.laden with fuel. But its long runway gave thdm
:23:45. > :23:50.a better chance of taking off. RAF Flight Liutenants Carr
:23:51. > :24:02.and Gillman set a new non stop record in 1927, flying from Cranwell
:24:03. > :24:04.to the Persian Gulf. But within hours it was smashed
:24:05. > :24:12.by American Charles Lindbergh. And this fever wasn't
:24:13. > :24:15.just affecting men. Glenapp Castle in Scotland was home
:24:16. > :24:17.to the Earl of Inchcape, His glamourous daughter Elshe Mackay
:24:18. > :24:21.been a silent film actress. But she was also a licensed pilot
:24:22. > :24:34.who dreamed of becoming the first When she qualified as pilot she
:24:35. > :24:40.bought her own plane, I do have learned she would often flids in the
:24:41. > :24:44.area. She wanted to make thd record attempt because she wanted to
:24:45. > :24:51.highlight aviation for it to be taken seriously in Britain `s the
:24:52. > :24:57.way forward. She kept their ten secret from a family who wotld've
:24:58. > :25:01.stopped. But she quietly racer plane and a core pilot, Captain and a
:25:02. > :25:14.small two-week window. instructor, Captain Hinchliffe
:25:15. > :25:27.and a small two week window to take She was under pressure being told
:25:28. > :25:30.that time was up and they also faced pressure from the Germans. They were
:25:31. > :25:32.supremely confident they wotld do it.
:25:33. > :25:35.The last sighting of Mackay and Hinchliffe was off
:25:36. > :25:49.Experts believe a build up of ice on the wings brought the pl`ne down.
:25:50. > :25:58.If Elsie had succeeded she'd have beaten
:25:59. > :26:08.And she'd have given Cranwell another very special place
:26:09. > :26:21.As Lincolnshire typhoons ard set to re-join the fight against IS
:26:22. > :26:24.the government says the RAF in the county is in the "front line"
:26:25. > :26:27.Empty waiting rooms across our area as hundreds of appointments
:26:28. > :26:33.and operations are cancelled because of a computer virus.
:26:34. > :26:37.Tomorrow's weather: A chillx start with a few patches of frost
:26:38. > :26:45.These clearing, brightening up throughout the morning
:26:46. > :26:49.A little cloudier along the east coast, where we could
:26:50. > :27:03.Reading some of our comments. - your comments. Danny says alazing
:27:04. > :27:10.aircraft and people that kedp us safe while we're sleeping. Nina says
:27:11. > :27:18.I would like to say thank you to all at the RAF. Steve says memories of
:27:19. > :27:22.this place, two years ago at RAF Waddington I saw the amazing sight
:27:23. > :27:35.of two like casters and our Vulcan together. -- Lancaster 's. Thank you
:27:36. > :27:40.for making this possible whdn you consider what they are doing here in
:27:41. > :27:41.the current security at which the spaces are operating. Join le later
:27:42. > :27:51.if you can. He's a scientist,
:27:52. > :27:52.brilliant apparently. But you may be bringing people over
:27:53. > :28:02.here who did things during the war. I will not work for you. I will not
:28:03. > :28:06.work for the British Government Let us not let the past haunt
:28:07. > :28:10.all of our actions. You've got to do something!
:28:11. > :28:14.It's only you that can!