"The degree to which any traces of Dutton's aerodrome survive as sub-surface deposits is currently unknown as there have been no investigative works." Site No.2 RAF Living Site redeveloped as officers' married quarters Site No.3 RAF Living Site Site No.4 Gymnasium / Dance Hall Site No.5 WAAF Living Site redeveloped as airmen's married quarters3 Site No.6 Sewage . It was restored to flying condition in the 1990s.[4][5]. Last post by rainers. A ghostly child, who peers out of a top window. I feared that perhaps I had ruined Pauls career. Paul served in Iraq and Afghanistan he flew Hercules C-130J transport planes and would often be away for months on end. 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October 11, 2006 in Ghosts, Hauntings and The Paranormal, On the 21st -28th October, I get to spend a week at RAF leeming with cadets (ATC). In October 2017, it was announced that the full retirement of the Tornado aircraft from RAF service in 2019 meant that this process would end with the loss of 245 British Aerospace jobs between RAF Leeming and RAF Marham. DAVIDSTOW MOOR AIRFIELD noises and sounds of people and crashing, plus a phantom car. Register today and take advantage of membership benefits. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. By: TonyT DOVER CASTLE - 18th century - the tale of a ghostly drummer boy. 921 0 obj <>stream Rosemarie Lovejoy. RAF LINTON-ON-OUSE - unusual and uncomfortable feelings picked up by people on the airfield and bomb dumps. RAF EAST KIRKBY - 1983 - sighting of four separate men in RAF and American Air Force uniforms. RAF HAWKINGE ghostly fighter pilot and noise of an engine. The main aircraft operated were Whitley, Stirling, Halifax and Lancaster bombers. CHIEF TECHNICIAN Served from 1978 - 2005 Served in RAF Leeming. HAUGHTON CASTLE - tales of the ghost of a former prisoner in the castle. [23], Leeming functioned as a training base until 1988 when it became a front line base in the air defence role equipped with Panavia Tornado F.3s. FEATHERSTONHAUGH CASTLE - the tale of a murdered wedding party returning to the castle. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. In the castle kitchen strange noises and coldness. MING THE FAITHFUL a paranormal bond between a dog and his master. LUDLOW CASTLE lady in white and noises. SQUIRES GATE AIRPORT apparition of a young man in uniform. Spotted mostly around the area of the castle well. CASTELL COCH - several reports of a ghostly Cavalier. Date Royal Air Force Leeming or RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located near Leeming, North Yorkshire, England. lecture huts at Turnhouse converted into TMQ's in the 1946 shortage of MQ's. Seen by several locals over time. Each estate or patch, as it is called was split into areas for airmen, sergeants and officers. paranormallycurious@yahoo.co.uk, ********************************************************************************, **************************************************************, ******************************************************************, RAF ACASTER MALBIS reported apparitions of an airman and an aircrew. [10], Following the war, the station became a night-fighter base, equipped initially with de Havilland Mosquito and then Gloster Meteor and Gloster Javelin aircraft before becoming a Training Command airfield in 1961. I had hoped to make it a home. There was actually a handbook telling us how to do everything including exactly how to strip the oven. Flying ceased in January 1953. The squadron is a General Service Support (GSS) unit with many diverse roles such as chef, driver, intelligence analyst and suppliers. POWYS CASTLE - male apparition in an 18C story. I left my job in PR to become an RAF wife. [32] In May 2020 however it was confirmed that the team would move to Waddington. Leeming Medical Centre provides primary health care, occupational health care and rehabilitation to the military service population based at RAF Leeming, along with primary health care for their families and dependants. A new millennium was about to dawn, but to me it felt as if I had been transported back to the Fifties. RAF Leeming - Thursday 29th September. CAERPHILLY CASTLE - tales of ghostly soldiers, a lady in green, and an old woman. (3) Historic elements of RAF Leeming were mapped from air photos dating from 1940 through to 1972. 4 (Capability and Innovation) Squadron, 21 February 1944 a RCAF Halifax, LV836, of No. 2h 7m. The area at the extreme western edge of the base was used in the 1930s by local flying enthusiasts. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. Several reports of a Grey Lady on the staircase. Find all the transport options for your trip from London Kings Cross Station to RAF Leeming right here. RAF SWANLEY MORLEY apparition of an airman, an aircraft and footsteps. 23 Squadron was disbanded on 1 March 1994 and its air and ground crews dispersed across the station's remaining two squadrons. [6], The station opened in 1940 as a bomber station during the Second World War. Apparently an exorcism was done here around that time. The first Qatar Emiri Air Force Hawk aircraft landed at RAF Leeming yesterday to join the new Joint Qatar Emiri Air Force-RAF Hawk Training Squadron. - 25th November 2011 at 06:56 Permalink Steve Edwards. Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:12 pm. Dental centre RAF LINDHOLME sighting of a crashing Wellington bomber. Hope you have a great time and if you want something paranormal to happen I hope for that too! Paul and I were warned that if we were inheriting a house with lots of nails in the walls, then we must point this out immediately or pay a fine on departure. An association with the Pendle witches, resulting in the sighting of a female apparition. Henry would run to the window and shout: Look Mummy, a man!. So if you know any stories, please post them. Footsteps, a disembodied hand and the apparition of a female in 17C dress in the museum also. Odd sounds. Hi again, sorry its a bit (very) late. Please improve this article by adding a reference. WOODHOUSELEE CASTLE - the ghost of Lady Bothwell, who was attacked at the castle in 1580, resulting in the death of her baby. [12], Last edited on 29 November 2022, at 20:18, Learn how and when to remove this template message, No. The station opened in 1940 as a bomber station during the Second World War. Under defence cuts announced in 2004 RAF Sealand was completely closed in April 2006. GWRYCH CASTLE - several historical accounts of a phantom lady, dressed in red. Also a white lady. SERGEANT Served from 1983 - 2006 Served in RAF Leeming. Odd lights, reported in the 1950s. 90 Signals Unit RAF) and the home of No. Also, a haunted control tower, converted into a house, in which the figure of an airman was reported, along with odd sounds. 19 Elementary Flying Training School RAF, "Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVIe TD248/CR-S", http://www.airforcehistoryindex.org/display.php?irisnum=462935&p=y, "Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVIe G-OXVI", "Opposition to prison on former RAF site", "UK chosen as a global F-35 repair hub News stories GOV.UK", "Deeside Northern Gateway project gets green light from Flintshire planners", "5,000 job Deeside project kick-started by Welsh Government", Defence Electronics and Components Agency, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MoD_Sealand&oldid=1124648151, 2015 DECA (Defence Electronics and Components Agency), This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 20:18. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sheffield to RAF Leeming via Meadowhall Interchange, Dyer Street, Bus Stn stand 20, and Bus Station Stand 3 in around 3h 36m. Hopefully we'll get to go to the haunted hangar. RAF leeming is better known as the most haunted airfield in Britain. ROCHESTER CASTLE apparitions sighted over centuries. Trevor Hanmer. Kate once climbed into her dads suitcase so that he could take her with him. I dont miss military life one little bit. LANCASTER CASTLE - several accounts of female ghosts and a monk. RAF AIRMAN IN UNIFORM appearances over 15 years at an ex-Army hut, but close to two WWII airbases. MORETON-IN-MARSH, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND. By There were also several other units using the airfield during the same period, these were: In January 1987, the airfield closed for one year to allow installation of Hardened Aircraft Shelters (HAS). GHOSTLY DOG - a report from 1961, whereby a man claimed to have driven through the apparition of a very large dog. [7], From early 2018 MOD Sealand will be an F-35 Global repair hub. I was amazed to discover, for example, that the houses on the RAF base were segregated according to rank. A number of other squadrons continue to use Leeming, in April 1996, 34 Squadron RAF Regiment arrived in North Yorkshire after serving for forty years in Cyprus. 427 Sqn crashed into farmland at, 13 August 1951 two aircraft from RAF Leeming collided over, 22 October 1999 a 100 Sqn Hawk struck a bridge and crashed into an unoccupied building near the village of, 28 January 2016 during a training sortie, the pilot of a 100 Sqn Hawk experienced partial loss of vision. Drive 1h 38m. The remaining air defence bases are RAF Leuchars in Fife, Scotland which has also exchanged its Tornado F3s for Typhoons, and since June 2007 RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire which is home to Typhoon F2s. RAF WARMWELL apparition of a dead Squadron Leader, footsteps, movements and activity. The guide also suggested the wives should arrive at cocktail parties five minutes late and at dinners five minutes early. Andy Robertson. The 'Provision of Married Quarters' project was constructed by Robertson and our joint venture partner in 1999 for Covesea Ltd and the Defence Housing Estates. SCHIEHALLION HILL - the ghosts of a dog and horse have been observed close to the water. I hope to give feedback after I return (only 10 days left). RAF MUSEUM 1977 association to a Lincoln bomber, apparition of a man, whistling and movements. 3 Flying Training School, equipped with the BAC Jet Provost aircraft.[18]. endstream endobj startxref 35 Squadron. ELSHAM WOLD AIRBASE phantom aircrew, seen by many people. How Prince Harry's chat with guru who compared Hamas terrorists to Jews who battled the Nazis has appalled JAN MOIR: Goodbye Ken, the world always seemed safer with you on the airwaves, Abstaining from masturbating RAISES risk of anxiety, depression and erectile dysfunction, study warns. think they sold off the Military Port and the married quarters. Shadowy figures have been reported in the mausoleum and a phantom coach & horses has been spotted at the rear gate, accompanied by the ghost of a young girl. PRINCE RUPERTS HUNTING DOG - spotted around Sudeley Castle. http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/forum.php, http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/243560-gatehouse.html. CHILHAM CASTLE - the ghost of a lady dressed in Medieval clothing. BALLECHIN HOUSE - ghostly dogs reported in the late 1800s. RAF METHERINGHAM (now ruins) well-documented apparition of a female, mourning her fianc, wearing a green coat and headscarf, accompanied by a scent of lavender. I was amazed by this womans apparent eagerness to surrender her identity, yet it was clearly the norm. Even worse, many such slurs aren't from men but 'Our story is one of hope': Conjoined twins who made history as first EVER pair survive to separation As Charles Bronson faces a parole hearing on Monday Will Britain's most violent prisoner soon be painting Meet Madonna's (not so material) sisters! RAF CULHAM apparitions of five men in naval uniform. RAF GROVE apparition of man in full flying kit, with oxygen mask. RAF DIGBY phantom airman on a bicycle, apparitions, footsteps and voices. 26 Dec 2019. RAF COLEBY GRANGE - Sightings of a dark, shadowy figure in the control tower and odd noises. WRAY CASTLE - tales of an invisible hand that has saved people from accidents in the castle. Neighbours were known to have been fined 30 for a dusty lampshade. 875 0 obj <> endobj JavaScript is disabled. Oscar Cainer tells all. 100 Squadron, operating the Hawk T1 in the aggressor role disbanded on 31 March 2022. CULZEAN CASTLE - the sounds of a phantom piper and also the apparition of a woman, dressed in a long ball gown. RAF TEMPSFORD unnatural chill and odd feelings in a barn. Paul would be coming under mortar fire in Iraq and I would be saying: Dont forget the frozen peas!, For long periods, there would be no men on the base and the kids would get excited about seeing a postman. Train. But it was very hard for them. Between 1950 and 1991, it operated mostly as a training base with Quick Reaction Force (QRF) Panavia Tornado F3 fighters based there in the latter stages of the Cold War and into the early 21st century. Sign up for a new account in our community. Also the ghost of a former housekeeper, witnessed by several people in the castle. However, the Red Arrows, who are also based at Scampton, are relocating to Waddington, likely by the end of the decade. FAST FACTS 279 properties 4 sites 2 towns We HAD to accept a barrow load of pre-war partly rusted kitchen wares - including a 20" fish kettle!! We only found out where the men were going next from watching news reports. MQ's Halton 1973, hallway floor had black gloss painted on concrete and a runner carpet up the middle, lived in some good ones though. NORTH WEALD AIRFIELD footsteps and noises re-enactment of a pilots final moments. RAF LISSETT a phantom Halifax bomber, which appeared to prophesise death. While I was there, a female corporal was turned away. SAC Served from 1986 - 1995 Served in RAF Leeming. A Tour of British Army's New Married Quarters (Housing) 93,691 views Sep 1, 2019 1.5K Dislike Share Save Craig Hollman 61.1K subscribers Join Subscribe #army #britisharmy Check the new housing. For information about how to add references, see Template:Citation. SHEEP - ghostly flock of sheep seen in Swindon Lane, with spectral shepherd. CLITHEROE CASTLE - (ruins) - several reported ghosts, including a man, woman and child (perhaps of the same family). RAF BIRCHAM NEWTON a car of laughing airmen, footsteps, the apparition of an airman and odd occurrences. Also, footsteps & whispering sounds. Neil Barker. RAF GRAVELEY - haunted control tower; sounds of people and footsteps. By: rogcoll - 23rd November 2011 at 11:55. This housing is situated opposite the main gate of the base. Also, the ghost of a white lady. They should be sure to host regular dinner parties of their own.I couldnt cook, so I would order takeaway pizza when people came round. JT Served from 1984 - 1996 Served in RAF Leeming. The Mechanical Transport Flight at Royal Air Force Leeming is looking to recruit an organised, . Now part of No. 1240 Views. Phone: 0800 032 4547, 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays). By chance, I marrried a year later & moved into the first one. Even the doctor wore military combats. It is not clear whether Leeming, which was substantially rebuilt less than twenty years ago, will continue as a flying base. WALBERSWICK MARSH - 1940S - the sight of a huge, black dog attempting to break into a hut, yet vanished when approached. RAF HAWARDEN 1944 ghostly breathing in a WAAF hut. These squadrons were re . 11 Squadron was disbanded in October 2005, but it re-formed at RAF Coningsby on 29 March 2007 flying the Eurofighter Typhoon F2. [36][37] The RAF's No. RAF Leeming is located south of Darlington in North Yorkshire and trains, delivers, and supports UK and overseas Expeditionary Air Operations. Phone: 01677 457567 Opening times: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30am to 5pm, and Wednesday and Friday, 8:30am to midday. For further information please telephone military 00357 2527 5146. Royal Air Force Station Leeming or RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station located near Leeming, North Yorkshire, England. It was hard trying to live a normal life in the face of such impermanency. Some believe this figure to be Judge Jeffreys. By: thawes Dont you have a name? I laughed. I started humming 'whale meat again..'! - 23rd November 2011 at 20:44 Permalink A reservist population of approximately 7500 are supported with occupational health. HEVER CASTLE - the ghost of a murdered farmer, along with the spirit of Anne Boleyn. CARBISDALE CASTLE - sightings of the ghost of a former gardener, dressed in a hooded coat. CORBY CASTLE - ghost of the Radiant Boy. CARDIFF CASTLE - reports of the apparition of a Grey Lady, as well as a female who many believe to be the ghost of the second Marquess of Bute . See popular questions & answers about Ministry of Defence.