- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, At Finningley in the 1980s there was not enough room in the Sergeant's Mess for all of the newly qualified Aircrew Sergeants, so we were put into a section of MQs on base called 'Gatehouse', It served as a bit of an epicentre for fun and um interesting behavioursee this thread on pprune for a flavour:http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/243560-gatehouse.html, By: Box Brownie RAF LINTON-ON-OUSE - unusual and uncomfortable feelings picked up by people on the airfield and bomb dumps. It is a day we had already planned to spend with Doug as it would have been his 100th birthday. J/T Served from 1956 - 1959 Served in RAF Leeming. SERGEANT Served from 1983 - 2006 Served in RAF Leeming. We had two young sons, one of whom was at crawling age. RAF WARMWELL apparition of a dead Squadron Leader, footsteps, movements and activity. A female ghost, believed to be Madam Nixon from the 1800s, who has been seen in the castle, wearing a long, flowing dress. I left my job in PR to become an RAF wife. It was handed back to the RAF in 1957. Our site may be seen at www.welbeckestate.com and under 'Projects and Management profile' the ex MOD projects may be seen. After returning to the UK from our two housing schemes opposite the Pentagon Washington DC in 1980 I purchased the first site which comprised 127 former NCO quarters at RAF Faldingworth, north of Lincoln. 35 Squadron. It is a former Royal Air Force station, active between 1916 and 2006. CORTACHY HOUSE stories involving a phantom drum that plays whenever a member of the family dies. CPL Served from 1978 - 1991 Served in RAF Leeming. I used to live in Marchwood. [32] In May 2020 however it was confirmed that the team would move to Waddington. Richard Franklin. CASTELL COCH - several reports of a ghostly Cavalier. This article does not contain any citations or references. SHEEP - a flock of phantom sheep were seen here by several people in 1760, along with claims of other animal spirits. The office is located next to the main Ermes store. 30th Air Depot Wing was relieved from assignment to the 59th Air Depot Wing effective 27 November 1951. 1. Currently Leeming is operating as a Forward Operating Base and as a Fast Jet Turnround facility. By: PeterVerney Jeffrey Gordon. 100 Squadron, based at RAF Leeming, Northallerton, is set to disband on 31 March after 105 years of service. The trust hopes the area can be excavated as part of the site's development. Quickest way to get there Cheapest option Distance between. Hopefully we'll get to go to the haunted hangar. Contents 1 History 1.1 1940s 1.2 1950-1990 1.3 1990-present 2 Current flying units 3 Ground Units based at RAF Leeming 4 References 4.1 Citations Salary Search: Business Management Support Clerk - Air salaries. The process started with the F3 variant of the aircraft as it was the first to be withdrawn completely from service, and moved onto the GR4 variant later. WARBOYS AIRFIELD apparition of a young girl. July 1940 to Aug 1942. - 23rd November 2011 at 20:44 Permalink Also the ghost of a former housekeeper, witnessed by several people in the castle. Even the doctor wore military combats. 5 Flying Training School RAF (5 FTS), equipped with Airspeed Oxfords. REUTERS/Lorne Campbell/Pool (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT MILITARY SOCIETY ROYALS) RM 2M7WT54 - Airmen undergo chemical warfare training, part of Exercise Coronet Cactus. SGT Served from 1961 - 1988 Served in RAF Leeming. FEATHERSTONHAUGH, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND. RAF BASSINGBOURN 1968 male apparition of an airman and odd noises. Albert was Pauls beloved plane. 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. CULZEAN CASTLE - the sounds of a phantom piper and also the apparition of a woman, dressed in a long ball gown. An association with the Pendle witches, resulting in the sighting of a female apparition. By: thawes Date GB445558329. Email resident.enquiry@mearsgroup.co.uk For emergency repairs outside office hours (including weekends and bank holidays) phone the Mears Emergency Contact Centre on 0800 032 4547. 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. Steve Edwards. The Lloyd Leas estate and the friends of my parents Tom and Rosina Bradley - 23rd November 2011 at 18:45 Permalink GHOSTLY DOG - a report from 1961, whereby a man claimed to have driven through the apparition of a very large dog. HAUGHTON CASTLE - tales of the ghost of a former prisoner in the castle. by 100arw Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:57 pm. Sign up for a new account in our community. JavaScript is disabled. Startseite; Die Bckerei. By: REF You are using an out of date browser. You dont really expect your husband to get promoted if you wear trousers, do you? she asked. Permanent +1. Fred Mills. A strong sense of fear usually comes with this sighting. We got told loads of stories but that was it. HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE White lady, ghostly drummer, other apparitions and noises. Reports from various paranormal groups in recent years about odd lights and stones being thrown at them. The Station is home to a diverse range of squadrons and lodger units including 90 Signals Unit, and a Mountain Rescue Team. From 5 August 1940, the CFI (Chief Flying Instructor) was Edward Mortlock Donaldson. DISHFORD, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND AND OTHER LOCATIONS. 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. FARRIERS ARMS - apparitions of two white dogs, fading through a wall. DUNRAVEN CASTLE - (demolished) - apparition of a former owner, who wanders a local beach mourning his lost son. hb```, Three RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft fly over the RAF Leeming base on February 19, 2019 in Northallerton, England. CASTLE COCH - two male apparitions have been reported here over the years. And the higher your husbands rank, the bigger your house. punish3ment, This housing is situated opposite the main gate of the base. 6 Flying Training School", "RAF Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron", "Information regarding air cadets and RAF air experience flights", "No. SACW Served from 1970 - 1985 Served in RAF Leeming. RAF EAST KIRKBY - 1983 - sighting of four separate men in RAF and American Air Force uniforms. 13 Aug 42 to 18 Aug 42 427 Squadron. RAF BIGGIN HILL - the ghost of a Spitfire, heard most often around January 19th. Additional job details. CROYDON AERODROME (now Roundshaw Housing Estate) phantom RAF motorcyclist and three nuns. Since 2006, it has become the home of the deployable RAF communications cadre (No. RAF HAWKINGE ghostly fighter pilot and noise of an engine. RAF MANBY odd noises, a phantom bomber, electrical interference and the apparitions of an airman and a male tramp. Noises and shouts. I was wondering if you had some stories about the place. ST. BRIAVELS CASTLE - several recorded ghosts, including a man in armour, a white lady and a man in period costume. WRAY CASTLE - tales of an invisible hand that has saved people from accidents in the castle. Long story short, I saw nothing, at all. Initially it hosted Nos 11, 23, and 25(XXV) Squadrons, all flying the F3. The Red Arrows soared above North Yorkshire as the RAF display team said goodbye to a Yorkshire squadron. Another, a pair of previously owned RN sheets. RAF LEEMING - apparitions of airmen, noises of aircraft, a glow in the middle of the runway and conversations. The sounds of clinking, such as coins clinking together. WEST MALLING AIRBASE apparition of an airman, sighted by several people. For further information please telephone military 00357 2527 5146. Premium Key Aero subscribers get access to read all our magazines online as soon as they leave the editors desk. WALBERSWICK MARSH - 1940S - the sight of a huge, black dog attempting to break into a hut, yet vanished when approached. I was amazed by this womans apparent eagerness to surrender her identity, yet it was clearly the norm. Several accounts from the 19th century, involving many sightings in the building, covering several different spirits. Royal Air Force Leeming or RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located near Leeming, North Yorkshire, England. At the end of the posting, we would be expected to take the oven apart and soak it in acid, then rebuild it and polish it until it looked new. ELSHAM WOLD AIRBASE phantom aircrew, seen by many people. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules . Of course, our lounge wall looked like an unfinished dot-to-dot picture. 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 . ROCHESTER CASTLE apparitions sighted over centuries. LEEMING, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. The gate guard at the main gate until 1988 was Spitfire TD248. Trevor Hanmer. They both had decent gaps under them so that when it was windy the hearth rug flapped so hard there was a danger it would take off, By: LightningMk6 [36][37] The RAF's No. The location has had a reputation for being haunted since the 1930s. In 1951 the station was taken over by the United States Air Force. LAMB AND FLAG - reported sightings of a ghostly cat, seen in and around the pub. ST. DONATS CASTLE - 12th century - historical reports of a female ghost, Lady Stradling. The ghost has stopped several people, asking for help and appearing solid. 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. Also, the apparition of a Blue Lady, seen by many people during the early years of the 20th C. BRIDGWATER CASTLE - (RUINS) - sightings of a ghost, believed to be King Charles II. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the team's work-life balance. There was always the chance we would have to move away completely and make new friends. The horror at my outfit was palpable the moment I walked in. Great times, now unfortunately buried under the Malta Freeport container depot. RAF HEMSWELL 1978 sound of a dance band playing, along with a loud bang and flash of bright lights on the airfield. I have no idea about the circumstances that you are going. BISLEY CHURCH - a recent sighting of a large black dog. Will you be able to walk around the entire place or only places that you have a reason to go? One wedding present was a plastic washing-up bowl. [2] It serviced more than 100,000 items of airborne radio, radar, electronic, instrument, and missile equipment a year. RAF COLEBY GRANGE - Sightings of a dark, shadowy figure in the control tower and odd noises. %%EOF
BLENKINSOPP CASTLE - the ghost of a white lady, perhaps from Crusader times. RAF leeming is better known as the most haunted airfield in Britain. He walks near to a spot where his daughter was drowned in the river. Shortly after we married, we moved into a three-bedroom house as befits a flight lieutenant complete with standard-issue RAF furniture and garish floral curtains. I dont miss military life one little bit. RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK. DALHOUSIE CASTLE - (now a hotel) - the ghost of a lady who was locked in an attic, by a jealous wife. Kate once climbed into her dads suitcase so that he could take her with him. [51] In December 2014 it was announced that Gloucestershire Jet Age Museum had won the tender and purchased the aircraft. He would do ordinary chores on a computer in his tent such as updating the car insurance or ordering shopping from Tesco while talking to me on a satellite phone. The apparition of a horse has also been seen here. Travel within United Kingdom is: Unrestricted . RAF LAKENHEATH - 1951 - a phantom hitchhiker picked up and asking for a cigarette, before lighting it and disappearing. I would simply introduce myself as Annie. Commercial Gas Engineer. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. It is home to a joint Royal Air Force & Qatar Air Force (QEAF) Hawk training squadron which trains QEAF and RAF fast jet pilots on Qatar's nine Hawk T2 Mk167 aircraft. The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to RAF Leeming costs only 39, and the quickest way takes just 2 hours. [12], Last edited on 29 November 2022, at 20:18, Learn how and when to remove this template message, No. The ghosts are believed to be sisters. - 25th November 2011 at 12:16 Permalink Hi again, sorry its a bit (very) late. By: rogcoll The only remaining jets are the BAe Hawks of 100 Squadron which provides an air combat training service as well as support to the Joint Forward Air Control Training Support Unit (JFACTSU). RAF Leeming is in North Yorkshire. BEDLAY CASTLE - haunted by a former Bishop of Glasgow. [50] The previous gate guardian XA634 is the world's only surviving Gloster Javelin FAW4, which spent most of its life as a testbed at the Gloster Aircraft Company and was offered for sale by tender in September 2014 by the Ministry of Defence. I spent my childhood in base at Waterbeach - that's been sold off now, and is going to be 15,000 homes soon. Also, the ghost of a white lady. x`f| LUDLOW CASTLE lady in white and noises. English: Airmen's married quarters, RAF Honington. Just a bit of fun in passing - the only time in MQs in 27 years. CAERPHILLY CASTLE - tales of ghostly soldiers, a lady in green, and an old woman. trey kulley majors instagram. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, If you pm me with your e-mail address I will send through some photos of the quarters at Wildenrath, By: cotteswold It was hard trying to live a normal life in the face of such impermanency. I was the son of an RAF Aircrew Officer with 43 years service and lived in Married Quarters between 1946 and 1970 at RAF Driffield, Hemswell, Waddington, Marham, Waterbeach, Watton, Tangmere, Khormaksar Aden, Wildenrath Germany and Northolt. It is not clear whether Leeming, which was substantially rebuilt less than twenty years ago, will continue as a flying base. CHIEF TECHNICIAN Served from 1978 - 2005 Served in RAF Leeming. Im Flight Lieutenant Joness wife, said the smiling woman who appeared on my doorstep shortly after we moved in. In 1943 the station was assigned to No. 875 0 obj
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I feared that perhaps I had ruined Pauls career. - 25th November 2011 at 06:56 Permalink Doors and objects have moved by themselves and eerie lights have been reported over the years. CALLALY CASTLE - records of poltergeist activity during the construction of the castle and disembodied voices. raf coningsby married quarters Under care and maintenance, there were no facilities on base and the mess at RAF Scampton was used (or the Cairnby Corner Cafe for convenience) RAF Hemswell.zip. You can take a train from Sheffield to RAF Leeming via Leeds and Northallerton in around 2h 17m. Following two years of construction in which a non-dispersed accommodation site, hangars and technical area were all built - the three concrete and tarmac runways were added. ST. DONATS CASTLE - Lady Anne Tower - apparition of a woman dressed in Medieval clothing, believed to be Lady Stradling; screams and moans coming from the tower. [7], From early 2018 MOD Sealand will be an F-35 Global repair hub. A ghostly child, who peers out of a top window. LEEDS CASTLE - accounts of a phantom dog, said to have saved the life of at least one person, but sometimes heralded as a portent of doom. In 1956, RAF Honington also became a V bomber base: squadrons, Nos, 7, 90, and 199 flew Vickers Valiant while squadron Nos, 55 and 57 flew Handley Page Victors. The ex RAF MQ sites for the period from the late 1940s to the 1970s we are missing and are seeking photographs from that period are RAF Ballykelly NI, RAF Cranwell, RAF Faldingworth, RAF Hemswell, RAF Khormaksar Aden, RAF Manby, RAF Marham, RAF Middleton St George, RAF Scampton, RAF Tangmere, RAF Waddington, RAF Waterbeach, RAF Wildenrath Germany. DECA provides maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade of defence platform electronics and operates as part of a Trading Agency of the Ministry of Defence. The station is home to the tri-service Joint Service Signals Organisation, part . It was restored to flying condition in the 1990s.[4][5]. Churches There are 3. Sounds of footsteps. Poltergeist activity. ON THE ALDEBURGH-BUNGAY ROAD - 1938 - a huge, black dog that vanishes in front of witnesses. The sounds of odd noises and human groans. NORMAN CASTLE various sightings of a Lady in White & a Lady in Black. The squadron formed as a night bomber unit in 1917 and its crews have since fought. The new Joint Hawk Squadron was unveiled during Reformation Event at Royal Air Force (RAF) Leeming in Yorkshire. 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. May 1943 to 31st May 1946. THORNBURY CASTLE - the apparition of a Grey Lady seen on the battlements. A 1991 video of the now demolished AMQ situated 2km northeast of Nicosia airport. 11 Squadron was disbanded in October 2005, but it re-formed at RAF Coningsby on 29 March 2007 flying the Eurofighter Typhoon F2. Royal Air Force Leeming or RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located near Leeming, North Yorkshire, England. FAST FACTS 279 properties 4 sites 2 towns RAF BOTTESFORD ghostly bomber, male apparition and flashing lights. Also, a haunted control tower, converted into a house, in which the figure of an airman was reported, along with odd sounds. 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. TUTBURY CASTLE - several reports of ghosts, including a white lady and a soldier who walks the grounds. Kenneth Cross spent time at No. The last Tornado squadron at Leeming (No XXV Squadron) disbanded on 4 April 2008. I had 6 (?) - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, Also worth registering and asking here:http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/forum.php, By: wessex boy LARGE BLACK DOG -seen around the village lanes & nicknamed Black Shuck. Odd footsteps and noises. SCOTNEY CASTLE - 17C tale, concerning the ghost of a murdered man, seen & heard by several people over the centuries. RAF Lossiemouth Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or more commonly RAF Lossiemouth ( IATA: LMO, ICAO: EGQS) is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, north-east Scotland . 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! The competition among the women was insane even when it came to gardens. By: TonyT - 23rd November 2011 at 15:42 Permalink SQUIRES GATE AIRPORT apparition of a young man in uniform. Keith Griffiths. Inside Matt Hancock's 41-hour battle to save his career when photo of 'a snog and heavy petting' with aide Will Vladimir Putin's empress pay the ultimate price for his war on the West? SAC Served from 1986 - 1999 Served in RAF Leeming. SHEEP - ghostly flock of sheep seen in Swindon Lane, with spectral shepherd. Neighbours were known to have been fined 30 for a dusty lampshade. Henry would run to the window and shout: Look Mummy, a man!. Unexplained-Mysteries.com The report said: "The site of the former Dutton's Flying School is an incredibly important historical location, effectively the origin point of the initial Royal Flying Corps and later RAF as a fighting force. [9] In 2015, the Welsh government agreed to fund a link road to the community so that building could start.