Uniter

Uniter was a secure speech system, we didn't actually have the system at Cranwell (as far as I know), so why did we have a uniter building?

P wrote:

After a quick whizz around in GE, the following buildings are visible:

HUBs
Bampton Castle
Benson
Cranwell
Dunfirmline
Dunkeswell
Inverness
North Luffenham
Prestwick
Rawcliffe
Sandy
Shawbury
Templeton
Topcliffe
Uxbridge

Also according to www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret3.htm

RAF Watton
RAF Sealand
RAF Stafford
RAF Valley
RAF St. Mawgan
RAF Rudloe Manor
RAF Molesworth
HMS Gannet
Lethans Muir
Fort George

Not confirmed these myself though.

I can confirm two at St Mawgan.

mawganmad;131060 wrote:

I can confirm two at St Mawgan.

Any idea what type? Hardened HUB or hard/soft NUB? Any pics please

I must admit I don't fully understand the HUB/NUB thing, but my understanding is Hardened UNITER type, I lost most of pics (including the interior!) in a HD crash a while ago but will try and dig some out.

Edit, I think REF may have posted a pic of one of them, page 13 St Mawgan thread, might help ID it.
If you look on Google Earth, one is just north of the lonely T2 hangar (wesern end of the HAS site) toward Trebelzue, the other is opposite the main modern ops block, west of the tower.

Many thanks

Thanks Paul... think eventually we are going to need a dedicated audit thread, with example pictures, and have this as the UNITER discussion thread?

Arcade wrote:

Also according to www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret3.htm

RAF Watton
RAF Sealand
RAF Stafford
RAF Valley
RAF St. Mawgan
RAF Rudloe Manor
RAF Molesworth
HMS Gannet
Lethans Muir
Fort George

Not confirmed these myself though.

RAF Watton: Don't know why this HUB fell off the list when I first posted it, have added it back in.
RAF Sealand: One Soft NUB already listed, the alleged HUB, although appearing to have the same "porchway" as a regular HUB, is very different in size and shape to a regular (roughly 80' x 80') HUB.
RAF Stafford: No regular HUB or NUB visible, the alleged HUB beside the mast is too small and the wrong shape.
RAF Valley: Nothing really obvious to be seen other than one building that vaguely resembles a Soft NUB.
RAF St. Mawgan: The pair of Hard NUBS are already listed, the structure indicated via that site doesn't resemble a regular HUB.
RAF Rudloe Manor: Similar structure near the mast as that seen at RAF Stafford.
RAF Molesworth: Looks like a regular USAF hardened structure to me, certainly not a regular HUB or NUB.
HMS Gannet: This is the "Prestwick" HUB.
Lethans Muir: This is the "Dunfermline" HUB.
Fort George: This is the "Inverness" HUB.

I have hed this emailed to me for this thread;

I believe there is/was a Uniter building at Watton.

I spotted a likely candidate building that can be seen on Google Earth to the north of the western end of the runway.
It is in its own fenced off compound.

Have not been to Watton for many a year so I only have Google Earth's word on this:-)

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