POWYS CASTLE - male apparition in an 18C story. DALHOUSIE CASTLE - (now a hotel) - the ghost of a lady who was locked in an attic, by a jealous wife. Hope you have a great time and if you want something paranormal to happen I hope for that too! GWRYCH CASTLE - several historical accounts of a phantom lady, dressed in red. We filled in the holes with toothpaste. . The Station is home to a diverse range of squadrons and lodger units including 90 Signals Unit, and a Mountain Rescue Team. Richardson BE Distributors Ltd, The Business Centre, Morley Carr Road, Low Moor, Bradford, BD12 0RA, Tel: 01274 675515 Fax: 01274 673193, sales@richardsonsoffice.co.uk All staff sections of the 30th Air Depot Wing were dissolved, and a Consolidated Adjutant and Military Personnel Section was formed. 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. Last post by rainers. Yes quite a list but I doubt you would be able to purchase the old Harwell MQ site and they have been empty for years and still are, Roger ByronCollins' Welbeck Estate Group's acquistion of 3 ex MOD sites over 40 years, HMS Jackdaw, Crail, Fife WW1/ WW2 Aerodrome, April 2008. RAF CULHAM apparitions of five men in naval uniform. [6], Sealand's ranges are still used for shooting, where units from the services and civilian target shooting clubs come to compete or practice shooting. RIVER SWALE - the ghost of a black, headless dog that has allegedly appeared around the bridge over this river. The Squadron formerly flew fighter aircraft and was disbanded in 1957. Train. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, NCOs Married Quarter RAF Thornhill (5 FTS), S. Rhodesia 1951 - 1953, By: slicer 30th Air Depot Wing was relieved from assignment to the 59th Air Depot Wing effective 27 November 1951. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the team's work-life balance. W/E. Find Raf Leeming stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Dubbed '11 Squadron (Qatar)', the new Joint Hawk Squadron further bolsters bi-lateral relations and friendship between the RAF and the Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF). In 1951 the station was taken over by the United States Air Force. Noises and shouts. Plastic surgeon reveals five cosmetic procedures she would NEVER get - from dangerous Brazilian butt lifts BEL MOONEY:Why does caring for my dad take over my life? SACW Served from 1970 - 1974 Served in RAF Leeming. "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." It was opened in 1940 and was jointly used by the RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force . LEEDS CASTLE - historical tales of a phantom dog. It was not what I had expected when I met Paul now my former husband almost 20 years ago. - 23rd November 2011 at 21:05 Permalink [52], An RAF C-17 above the runway at RAF Leeming, Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit, No. STAFFORD CASTLE - various tales, including a headless horseman (1960s) and a young girl, along with the sound of giggling. In March 2006, No. Steve Edwards. Great times, now unfortunately buried under the Malta Freeport container depot. Wedding bliss: Life as the wife of a serving RAF officer threw up some rather interesting situations for Annie Waller. Struggle: Life as a wife of an RAF serviceman was tough for Annie Waller Paul served in Iraq and Afghanistan - he flew Hercules C-130J transport planes - and would often be away for months on. 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 WITTERING - 1970s - the apparition of a man in flying gear inside the Control Tower. 135 EAW became the combined French-British No. 893 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9DE0855ADC027C499EAF1832F42B6462>]/Index[875 47]/Info 874 0 R/Length 97/Prev 665047/Root 876 0 R/Size 922/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream SHEEP - a flock of phantom sheep were seen here by several people in 1760, along with claims of other animal spirits. raf leeming married quarters There were three of us in that marriage: me, Paul and Albert. CPL Served from 1975 - 1994 Served in RAF Leeming. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, Following on from the request for info on RAF MQ sites for our proposed documentary. RAF Newton was a Royal Air Force station, 7 miles east of Nottingham, England. ST. BRIAVELS CASTLE - several recorded ghosts, including a man in armour, a white lady and a man in period costume. Odd footsteps and noises. 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 . 5th Sep 1941 to 5th Oct 1942 102 Squadron. 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. #1. MING THE FAITHFUL a paranormal bond between a dog and his master. I hope to give feedback after I return (only 10 days left). It was opened in 1940 and was jointly used by the RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). I spent my childhood in base at Waterbeach - that's been sold off now, and is going to be 15,000 homes soon. Fred Mills. The gate guard at the main gate until 1988 was Spitfire TD248. SHERBORNE CASTLE the ghost of a man, reported to be Sir Walter Raleigh has been seen here. Sadly we divorced although on good terms a year ago. [2] It serviced more than 100,000 items of airborne radio, radar, electronic, instrument, and missile equipment a year. 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). Paul and I were determined to try to have as normal a family life as possible in such circumstances. We HAD to accept a barrow load of pre-war partly rusted kitchen wares - including a 20" fish kettle!! 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. 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) was formed at the station on 1 April 2006 and encompasses most of the non-formed unit personnel. Fahrverkauf Ingolstadt; Preise RAF GROVE apparition of man in full flying kit, with oxygen mask. 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. No: 408 Squadron 419 Squadron. WEST MALLING AIRBASE apparition of an airman, sighted by several people. 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 MONTROSE GHOST 1916 WWI apparition of Lt. Desmond Arthur. Sort by: relevance - date. Also, sightings of a lady in white and a jester figure. CAERPHILLY CASTLE - tales of ghostly soldiers, a lady in green, and an old woman. 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. This Stirling, N3641/MG-D, seen being prepared for a flight, was the second Stirling to be delivered to No. Not accessible to the public for safety reasons. BERRY POMEROY CASTLE - reports of at least three ghosts. For my part, I dealt with my emotions with humour, and when my children were little I started writing my first book, Married To Albert, which was a fictional novel based on my experiences of military life. They did the same at Brize, went round my mates house and the heat wave hit you, walked in his room and the windows were open, he explained if you turned the heating off it would cool off really quickly then take ages to heat again and got too hot, so the heating ran 24 /7 with the windows open as a thermostat, I believe someone in property had kittens when the first bills came through for the street, was rumoured it would have been cheaper to build a new block.. 6 months of sky high bills and they had to find block space for people as the costs were prohibitive. I left my job in PR to become an RAF wife. The sounds of odd noises and human groans. RAF WARMWELL apparition of a dead Squadron Leader, footsteps, movements and activity. Eric Howe. CAREW CASTLE - (ruins) - the apparition of a White Lady, seen by many people. SOUTH CARLTON AERODROME haunted hangar, footsteps, odd noises and misty apparition. Odd lights, reported in the 1950s. Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Northallerton. You could see the look of horror on their faces when the delivery boy rang the bell. 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. The Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) occupies part of the original Sealand site since the closure of the RAF station in 2006. think they sold off the Military Port and the married quarters. [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. The following squadrons used RAF Leeming during the same timespan: The station's air traffic control unit was named the best in the Royal Air Force in February 2012, winning the Raytheon Falconer Trophy.[10]. BEDLAY CASTLE - haunted by a former Bishop of Glasgow. Churches There are 3. When I first read that, what I thought I saw was mention of a 20' rather than a 20" fish kettle. It was used briefly as a bomber base and then as a flying training school during World War II. - 23rd November 2011 at 15:42 Permalink You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. SGT Served from 1974 - 1996 Served in RAF Leeming. By using this site you consent to our use of cookies as per our, I choose death before dishonour, I'd rather die than live down on my knees. Nov 1940 to Dec 1940 77 Squadron. People report being touched and hearing footsteps. Egoat may be another source, register and ask there too. SACW Served from 1970 - 1985 Served in RAF Leeming. Im Flight Lieutenant Joness wife, said the smiling woman who appeared on my doorstep shortly after we moved in. Ghostly music and the sound of a piston engined aircraft, loud bangs and bright lights. - 23rd November 2011 at 11:55. - 25th November 2011 at 06:56 Permalink Spotted mostly around the area of the castle well. Doors and objects have moved by themselves and eerie lights have been reported over the years. As this was the first of our purchases I applied an American concept to these houses by the installation of a swimming pool and club house which were donated to all the buyers. Footsteps, cold spots and movement of objects. Many of these women saw themselves as extensions of their husbands, whereas I was a gobby girl from Yorkshire, 6ft tall and very loud. Please improve this article by adding a reference. (3) Historic elements of RAF Leeming were mapped from air photos dating from 1940 through to 1972. CALDICOT CASTLE - various ghosts here, including several tales of phantom grey ladies and monks. I have no idea about the circumstances that you are going. RAF BRIZE NORTON 1941 unusual beam of light, in humanoid shape. BRUCE CASTLE now Tottenham Museum, ghost of Lady Coleraine. It functioned as a third-line repair station for avionics equipment for all three services. Sealand was home to the Civilian Technical Training School giving training in avionics, radio, radar and flight instrumentation. Originally named RFCS Shotwick and later RAF Shotwick, the station was finally named RAF Sealand in June 1924. Neil Barker. Salary Search: Business Management Support Clerk - Air salaries. Sounds of footsteps. DAVIDSTOW MOOR AIRFIELD noises and sounds of people and crashing, plus a phantom car. Don Adams. 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? A strong sense of fear usually comes with this sighting. I lived there 1952-53 (Father stationed at RAF Nicosia servicing Meteors, V. Bars and cafs The Maple Leaf Cafe RM 2CXG17F - Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall inspects RAF personnel during a visit to open a new Medical Centre at RAF Leeming, in Leeming, northern England May 8, 2014. The Integrated Welfare Facility is a great venue that provides enhanced welfare facilities for RAF personnel and their families in a central location. I remember going to the house of a woman whose husband had recently been made squadron leader. [9] Witch, Harridan, Harpy, and new insults like Karen and Terf. By: rogcoll By: rogcoll - 23rd November 2011 at 11:55. It feels very odd when youre getting a pregnancy scan from a man who looks as if he should be in a war zone. Overtime +2. That is very impressive, FYI work has started on the last remaining H block at Tangmere turning it into apartments. CHIEF TECHNICIAN Served from 1978 - 2005 Served in RAF Leeming. *INVESTIGATED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH. J/T Served from 1956 - 1959 Served in RAF Leeming. ABERAVON CASTLE - (ruins) - several accounts of a White Lady apparition. PENHOW CASTLE - the apparition of a young girl has been witnessed in the Great Hall. 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. Airfield no longer in use. SUDELEY CASTLE - ghost of a hunting dog, belonging to Prince Rupert, 17C. RAF AIRMAN IN UNIFORM appearances over 15 years at an ex-Army hut, but close to two WWII airbases. Currently Leeming is operating as a Forward Operating Base and as a Fast Jet Turnround facility. GB445558329. Date RAF HAWARDEN 1944 ghostly breathing in a WAAF hut. 100 Squadron, based at RAF Leeming, Northallerton, is set to disband on 31 March after 105 years of service. The sounds of aircraft engines being started up in the 1970s. DOVER CASTLE - 18th century - the tale of a ghostly drummer boy. One runs a vineyard in her wellies. RAF LINTON-ON-OUSE - unusual and uncomfortable feelings picked up by people on the airfield and bomb dumps. This proved very successful so I went on to acquire a further 35 sites over the following 30 years and include the following: That's a heck of a list have you any before and after images? Sep 22, 2022 80 years after the crew of Halifax W1228 died when their aircraft exploded over Holtby village, it was a privilege to attend their memorial unveiling & to meet Susan Cole, not born when her father died captaining the aircraft. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, Also worth registering and asking here:http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/forum.php, By: wessex boy BELLISTER CASTLE - various accounts of the apparition of a grey man. When Paul was away, we would keep in touch in strangely mundane ways. WOODHOUSELEE CASTLE - the ghost of Lady Bothwell, who was attacked at the castle in 1580, resulting in the death of her baby. View all Ministry of Defence jobs - Leeming jobs - Business Support jobs in Leeming. It was hard trying to live a normal life in the face of such impermanency. Royal Air Force Leeming or RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located near Leeming, North Yorkshire, England. CULZEAN CASTLE - the sounds of a phantom piper and also the apparition of a woman, dressed in a long ball gown. WRAY CASTLE - tales of an invisible hand that has saved people from accidents in the castle. I was amazed to discover, for example, that the houses on the RAF base were segregated according to rank. The state was renamed The Virginia Estate as our offices were in Arlington Virginia and the roads renamed after areas around Washington such as Washington Drive, Prince William Road, Fairfax Road and so on. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, My main memory of MQs is that the front door of the one we had lined up with the living room door. 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. The patient population is approximately 2048. Perhaps I got off on the wrong foot when I first entered RAF society. Each estate or patch, as it is called was split into areas for airmen, sergeants and officers. 219 Squadron RAF used the airfield between 4 October 1939 and 12 October 1940 when the main section of the squadron was at RAF Catterick flying the Bristol Blenheim IF. Also in the castle, the apparition of an old hag, strange lights, a phantom panther and a piano that has played by itself. Also, a haunted control tower, converted into a house, in which the figure of an airman was reported, along with odd sounds. 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. And the RAF came first. 6 Replies. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, I would also suggest your register and ask here, http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew-57/. Instead, I found myself confronted by endless rules. It is a former Royal Air Force station, active between 1916 and 2006. Rome2rio is a door-to-door travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. 6 Group Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with a sub-station at RAF Skipton-on-Swale. RAF Leeming is in North Yorkshire. In 1943 the station was assigned to No. CHEAPSIDE ROAD ON SITE OF PERIMETER FENCE OF RAF WALTHAM 1969 - ginger-haired apparition. RAF MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE (NOW TEESSIDE AIRPORT) phantom airman, seen by several people. A new millennium was about to dawn, but to me it felt as if I had been transported back to the Fifties. BALLECHIN HOUSE - ghostly dogs reported in the late 1800s. SHREWLEY TUNNEL - odd sensations in the horse tunnel, as if being watched. RAF ALDERGROVE The Don, the apparition of a male dressed in a cloak and hat. The school also trained ATTOs (Assistant Telecommunications Technical Officers (formerly Radio Technician)), ATTs (Avionics Trainee Technicians), and apprentices. The main aircraft operated were Whitley, Stirling, Halifax and Lancaster bombers. The ghost of an armed Cavalier has been spotted in the castle, on a landing. We were expected to keep our house in pristine condition until we moved out, when it would be subject to a rigorous inspection so that we could be held accountable for any damage. 30th Air Depot Wing began operating as a tenant organization at RAF Sealand, with base support for the wing being provided by the 7558th Air Depot Group as of 27 November 1951. Some believe this figure to be Judge Jeffreys. Dont you have a name? I laughed. Voices and conversation. Under defence cuts announced in 2004 RAF Sealand was completely closed in April 2006. It was opened in 1940 and was jointly used by the RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Pilots thus arrived at No. Keith Griffiths. Two missing panes of glass had been replaced by plywood sheets nailed to the mildewed wooden frames. punish3ment, So if you know any stories, please post them. All remaining RAF units were moved to RAF Leeming, and the site is now operated as a tri-service MoD installation. _1jZof325V *`rUuJ\hPI] .Iy@Hj lrAfRp#PuDT8di 0j013(0. CORBY CASTLE - ghost of the Radiant Boy. Rome2rio makes travelling from London Kings Cross Station to RAF Leeming easy. 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. Also, the apparition of a yo9ung maid. For further information please telephone military 00357 2527 5146. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. An association with the Pendle witches, resulting in the sighting of a female apparition. Footsteps, a disembodied hand and the apparition of a female in 17C dress in the museum also. Initially it hosted Nos 11, 23, and 25(XXV) Squadrons, all flying the F3. 5 Flying Training School RAF (5 FTS), equipped with Airspeed Oxfords. Will you be able to walk around the entire place or only places that you have a reason to go? Paul served in Iraq and Afghanistan he flew Hercules C-130J transport planes and would often be away for months on end. AFAN CASTLE - (demolished) - historical accounts of a White Lady, known locally as Ladi Wen. Long story short, I saw nothing, at all. No 9, Officers Married Quarters, Kalafrana, Malta, 1966. I got told that a ghostly jeep with 4 people in it drives down a road near a river, crosses an imaginary bridge and dissapears, it turns the bridge was bombed in WWII. 0 Under the heading 'Aviation' is a reference to our ownership of DC3s and Devons/Doves. The squadron is a General Service Support (GSS) unit with many diverse roles such as chef, driver, intelligence analyst and suppliers. In the underside he recognised the tyre tracks of an American lorry hat had driven over the ground just before the concrete was poured. RAF SCAMPTON ghost of a black, Labrador dog, believed to be Nigger, the dog of Guy Gibson. Andy Skillern. Cannot help you as was detached for a short period to Wildenrath only when we had the runway done at Bruggen. And the higher your husbands rank, the bigger your house. On another occasion, I invited the wives of the squaddies (ordinary ranks) over for a wine-tasting session at my home. . He walks near to a spot where his daughter was drowned in the river. - apparition of a pilot in full flying gear, seen by several people at different times. DUNSTER CASTLE - Norman castle - an apparition dressed in 17th century clothing. RAF LUDFORD - sightings of a ghost dog, named Bobby. A reservist population of approximately 7500 are supported with occupational health. Of course, our lounge wall looked like an unfinished dot-to-dot picture. The guide also suggested the wives should arrive at cocktail parties five minutes late and at dinners five minutes early. 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 . RAF BINBROOK apparition of a ground crew Sergeant and odd noises. I didnt believe it when the other wives first told me but they were serious. Odd noises. Also, the ghosts of the men who attacked her, after they had been killed by her husband. Powered by Invision Community, Unexplained-Mysteries.com uses cookies. Sign up for a new account in our community. RAF BIGGIN HILL - the ghost of a Spitfire, heard most often around January 19th. %PDF-1.7 % 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. Formerly an apparition of a lady, but now only sounds remain. Hi again, sorry its a bit (very) late. CARISBROOKE CASTLE - reports of three apparitions here: a grey lady, a youngish man wearing a leather jacket and a large man, wearing what appears to be a white gown of some type. Please improve this article by adding a reference. Mears Group Limited is responsible for the maintenance of substitute properties. WHITE RABBIT - several accounts of a spectral, white rabbit from the early 1800s, on the road from Cobridge to Etruria. 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