Also I wish to include RAF Khormaksar and RAF Wildenrath. WEST ORCHARD CASTLE - (destroyed) - historical accounts of two ghosts on the site of this Norman castle. MoD Sealand (formerly RAF Sealand), is a Ministry of Defence installation in Flintshire, in the northeast corner of Wales, close to the border with England. Overtime +2. 30 Maintenance Unit RAF was at the time the main unit for airborne electronic and instrument equipment. 34,000 - 38,000 a year. CASTLE COCH - two male apparitions have been reported here over the years. RAF LISSETT a phantom Halifax bomber, which appeared to prophesise death. Then, still in my early 20s and with a slim figure, I attended a fancy dress party in a nurses outfit without knowing that there would be 50 or so genuine nurses in attendance that night, including the wife of Pauls boss. Hopefully we'll get to go to the haunted hangar. Raf Jobs in Leeming - 2022 | Indeed.com [52], An RAF C-17 above the runway at RAF Leeming, Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit, No. CAREW CASTLE - (ruins) - the apparition of a White Lady, seen by many people. The officers mess was very strict and wouldnt let anyone in unless they were married to an officer or accompanied by one. 893 0 obj
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I lived in one of the Chatham (Walderslade) MQs as a 5 year old back in the late 60s, on what is now called McKenzie Drive. RAF LINTON-ON-OUSE - unusual and uncomfortable feelings picked up by people on the airfield and bomb dumps. Now part of No. Find the travel option that best suits you. Facilities | RAF Leeming | Royal Air Force NORMAN CASTLE various sightings of a Lady in White & a Lady in Black. RAF HORNCHURCH unusual activity where a RAF fitter had died, movement of objects and noises. raf leeming married quarters - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. I remember a friend telling me that she had invited a civilian to join her for a game of squash at the base but they wouldnt let the woman in until she had supplied a character reference from my friends husband. RAF Leeming - Wikiwand 23 Squadron was disbanded on 1 March 1994 and its air and ground crews dispersed across the station's remaining two squadrons. RAF Newton was a Royal Air Force station, 7 miles east of Nottingham, England. The new Joint Hawk Squadron was unveiled during Reformation Event at Royal Air Force (RAF) Leeming in Yorkshire. RAF BIRCHAM NEWTON a car of laughing airmen, footsteps, the apparition of an airman and odd occurrences. I am collating a documentary of life and experiences on married quarter estates throughout the post war years in particular on RAF MQs through the late 1940s to the 1980s. [7][8][9], A detachment of No. 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 19 Elementary Flying Training School RAF equipped with Tiger Moths was located at RAF Sealand. I was wondering if you had some stories about the place. CHIEF TECHNICIAN Served from 1978 - 2005 Served in RAF Leeming. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, I would also suggest your register and ask here, http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew-57/. HAUGHTON CASTLE - tales of the ghost of a former prisoner in the castle. - 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 The same applied for an unkempt lawn or a couple of rogue cobwebs. PDF Leeming Medical Centre - CQC By: avion ancien NORTH WEALD AIRFIELD footsteps and noises re-enactment of a pilots final moments. Footsteps, cold spots and movement of objects. Doors and objects have moved by themselves and eerie lights have been reported over the years. FARRIERS ARMS - apparitions of two white dogs, fading through a wall. J/T Served from 1956 - 1959 Served in RAF Leeming. I spent my childhood in base at Waterbeach - that's been sold off now, and is going to be 15,000 homes soon. - 23rd November 2011 at 18:45 Permalink LANGHAM - WWII AMERICAN AIR FORCE BASE - the sound of aircraft and shadowy figures of airmen. Nov 1940 to Dec 1940 77 Squadron. We filled in the holes with toothpaste. The Red Arrows soared above North Yorkshire as the RAF display team said goodbye to a Yorkshire squadron. Properties For Sale in Raf Odiham Married Quarters | Rightmove This involves multimillion-pound investment in the site. Video: A tour of RAF Watton in 1988 One day in 1988 a local builder, Paul Lincoln, drove past the upturned concrete base of a Nissen Hut. RAF Leeming - Overview | Indeed.com Observed inside the castle and by the riverbank. lecture huts at Turnhouse converted into TMQ's in the 1946 shortage of MQ's. AFAN CASTLE - (demolished) - historical accounts of a White Lady, known locally as Ladi Wen. - 25th November 2011 at 12:16 Permalink SAC Served from 1986 - 1995 Served in RAF Leeming. BEDLAY CASTLE - haunted by a former Bishop of Glasgow. TAUNTON CASTLE - a male figure, wearing a wig, has been spotted in the castle museum. RIVER SWALE - the ghost of a black, headless dog that has allegedly appeared around the bridge over this river. UK and Qatar unveil new Joint Hawk Squadron at RAF Leeming I remember going to the house of a woman whose husband had recently been made squadron leader. When I first read that, what I thought I saw was mention of a 20' rather than a 20" fish kettle. May 1943 to 31st May 1946. 100 Squadron, based at RAF Leeming, Northallerton, is set to disband on 31 March after 105 . RAF Leeming became the home base for three Tornado squadrons over the next twenty years. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Leeming. DUNSTER CASTLE - Norman castle - an apparition dressed in 17th century clothing. 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 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. But for me, it was my fellow consorts who were truly strange. RAF MILDENHALL the sighting of a ghostly biplane. In 1943 the station was assigned to No. So if you know any stories, please post them. Facilities | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Royal Air Force Drive 1h 38m. I am collating a documentary of life and experiences on married quarter estates throughout the post war years in particular on RAF MQs through the late 1940s to the 1980s. CrossCountry. . But Paul always said that I was a breath of fresh air and we married in 1997 in a full-blown military ceremony. The ghost has stopped several people, asking for help and appearing solid. ODSTOCK HOSPITAL 1975 - FORMERLY A WWII BASE FOR US AIRMEN sound of a party, singing and laughter. All staff sections of the 30th Air Depot Wing were dissolved, and a Consolidated Adjutant and Military Personnel Section was formed. DUNLUCE CASTLE - a 13th century castle with two main apparitions, one, a white lady and the other being a man who was hung in 1586. THE MONTROSE GHOST 1916 WWI apparition of Lt. Desmond Arthur. [35], The first of nine Hawk 167 aircraft to be operated by a newly established Joint Qatar Emiri Air Force-RAF Hawk Training Squadron arrived at Leeming in early September 2021. #1. RAF COLEBY GRANGE - Sightings of a dark, shadowy figure in the control tower and odd noises. A new millennium was about to dawn, but to me it felt as if I had been transported back to the Fifties. From 5 August 1940, the CFI (Chief Flying Instructor) was Edward Mortlock Donaldson. Following the war, the station became a night fighter base, equipped initially with Mosquito and then with Meteor and Javelin aircraft before becoming a Training Command airfield in 1961. POWYS CASTLE - male apparition in an 18C story. LAVENHAM AIRFIELD 1976 the sound of young mens laughter, accompanied by intense, emotional feelings of sadness. RAF BIGGIN HILL - the ghost of a Spitfire, heard most often around January 19th. 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. Formerly an apparition of a lady, but now only sounds remain. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron (Royal Auxiliary Air Force), Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standardisation Unit (JFACTSU), No. Members of RAF Leeming | Forces Reunited 30th Air Depot Wing was relieved from assignment to the 59th Air Depot Wing effective 27 November 1951. As the son of an RAF navigator with Bomber Command and then Met Comm who served 40 years from 1939 to 1979 I have been closely involved with this life myself. WINDSOR CASTLE ghost of a guardsman who committed suicide. By: rogcoll I lived there 1952-53 (Father stationed at RAF Nicosia servicing Meteors, V. I dont miss military life one little bit. 90 Signals Unit RAF) and the home of No. RAF SWANLEY MORLEY apparition of an airman, an aircraft and footsteps. A reservist population of approximately 7500 are supported with occupational health. http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/forum.php, http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/243560-gatehouse.html. CPL Served from 1988 - 2002 Served in RAF Leeming. think they sold off the Military Port and the married quarters. Date So if you know any stories, please post them. Of course, our lounge wall looked like an unfinished dot-to-dot picture. 35 Squadron. RAF EAST KIRKBY - 1983 - sighting of four separate men in RAF and American Air Force uniforms. 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. [2] It serviced more than 100,000 items of airborne radio, radar, electronic, instrument, and missile equipment a year. 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? [33], On 22 April 2020, the government announced that alpha testing of a prototype of the government's COVID-19 app was in progress at RAF Leeming. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00, Also worth registering and asking here:http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/forum.php, By: wessex boy The Medical Centre at RAF Leeming provides medical care to all service personnel and their dependants registered at RAF Leeming who live in Married Quarters. RAF Leeming is located south of Darlington in North Yorkshire and trains, delivers, and supports UK and overseas Expeditionary Air Operations. Hello from Mnchengladbach-Germany, i am Denis, a hobbyphotographer from Mnchengladbach an I hope I can get some help here. In 1943 the station was assigned to No. 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 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. File:Airmen's married quarters, RAF Honington - geograph.org.uk ST. BRIAVELS CASTLE - several recorded ghosts, including a man in armour, a white lady and a man in period costume.
DECA provides maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade of defence platform electronics and operates as part of a Trading Agency of the Ministry of Defence. RAF GRAVELEY - haunted control tower; sounds of people and footsteps. A Roundhead soldier in the Leather Room. Is it just ex RAF quarters that you buy? punish3ment, 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. It's easy! SISSINGHURST CASTLE - historical tales of the ghost of Sir Richard Baker (16 C). Quickest way to get there Cheapest option Distance between. JavaScript is disabled. RAF Leeming | Royal Air Force RAF leeming is better known as the most haunted airfield in Britain. The main aircraft operated were Handley Page Halifax bombers. BELLISTER CASTLE - various accounts of the apparition of a grey man. I was amazed to discover, for example, that the houses on the RAF base were segregated according to rank. RAF Nicosia Airmans' Married Quarters - YouTube 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. 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. RAF AIRMAN IN UNIFORM appearances over 15 years at an ex-Army hut, but close to two WWII airbases. As of 2015[update] this move is underway. LEEDS CASTLE - historical tales of a phantom dog. 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. RAF BOTTESFORD ghostly bomber, male apparition and flashing lights. GHOSTLY DOG - a report from 1961, whereby a man claimed to have driven through the apparition of a very large dog. One runs a vineyard in her wellies. The Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) occupies part of the original Sealand site since the closure of the RAF station in 2006. Swinger. Premium Key Aero subscribers get access to read all our magazines online as soon as they leave the editors desk. 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. 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. 11 Squadron was disbanded in October 2005. It was opened in 1940 and was jointly used by the RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force . On another occasion, I invited the wives of the squaddies (ordinary ranks) over for a wine-tasting session at my home. There was actually a handbook telling us how to do everything including exactly how to strip the oven. BELLISTER CASTLE - the apparition of a man in grey clothing. BERRY POMEROY CASTLE - reports of at least three ghosts. Paul served in Iraq and Afghanistan he flew Hercules C-130J transport planes and would often be away for months on end. Sheffield to RAF Leeming - 3 ways to travel via train, bus, and car raf leeming married quarters - sondacasa.vilagarcia.gal There will be a mixture of variable . 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. Each estate or patch, as it is called was split into areas for airmen, sergeants and officers. In March 2006, No. LANCASTER CASTLE - several accounts of female ghosts and a monk. NEWARK CASTLE - legends of the ghost of King John. Originally named RFCS Shotwick and later RAF Shotwick, the station was finally named RAF Sealand in June 1924. Phone: 0800 032 4547, 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays). It was opened in 1940 and was jointly used by the RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). It was ridiculous. OYSTERMOUTH CASTLE - many tales of a white lady seen in the 11th century castle. Two missing panes of glass had been replaced by plywood sheets nailed to the mildewed wooden frames. By [12], Last edited on 29 November 2022, at 20:18, Learn how and when to remove this template message, No. BUCKHOLM TOWER (RUINS) apparition of a Laird and noises. Are you allowed to take a camera? John Howorth. By: thawes RAF CONINGSBY - report of a an aircraft engineer being touched and pushed in the back in Section AS7. Fred Mills. %PDF-1.7
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Leeming , Yorkshire, SE 305 892. This article does not contain any citations or references. MARGHAM CASTLE - a lady in white and a Victorian gentleman. The gate guard at the main gate until 1988 was Spitfire TD248. ST. DONATS CASTLE - 12th century - historical reports of a female ghost, Lady Stradling. RAF Driffield, married quarters Stock Photo - Alamy Coningsby took over from Leeming as England's main air defence base in April 2008 when 3 Sqn became fully operational. VAT No. I decided to buy a cheap second-hand oven to save us all that trouble: we took out the original one, wrapped it in Cellophane and stored it in the garage wrapped until we left. 921 0 obj
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Seen nine mornings in a row and then vanished for good. Raf Leeming Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Reports from various paranormal groups in recent years about odd lights and stones being thrown at them. HOSPITAL - two white cats sighted and felt. No 9, Officers Married Quarters, Kalafrana, Malta, 1966. It was hard trying to live a normal life in the face of such impermanency. London Kings Cross Station to RAF Leeming - 5 ways to travel via , and Leeming is also home to No 11 Air Experience Flight and Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron, with four Grob Tutor aircraft stationed there. HAUGHTON CASTLE - the ghost of a male, believed by some people to be a former thief, Archie Armstrong who died in the castle of starvation. Find Raf Leeming stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. RAF BRIZE NORTON 1941 unusual beam of light, in humanoid shape. By: TonyT Forces Financial are agents for Abbey banking services. SAC Served from 1986 - 1999 Served in RAF Leeming. The NAAFI has been social housing for around 20 years but 3 T2's, one crash rescue building and watch tower remain. [42], Leeming's gate guardian is now a Tornado F3,[49] commemorating its history as an air defence base, and the fact that many Tornados were scrapped/Reduced To Produce here. The following apprenticeships were offered: Other organisations associated with the station have included the Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO), the Defence Communication Services Agency (DCSA), and Defence Equipment & Support. Three RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft fly over the RAF Leeming base on February 19, 2019 in Northallerton, England. It was the moment that I began to realise what Id let myself in for. Housing | Royal Air Force 100 Squadron, operating the Hawk T1 in the aggressor role disbanded on 31 March 2022. 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. Yes, Im taking a camera. The Integrated Welfare Facility is a great venue that provides enhanced welfare facilities for RAF personnel and their families in a central location. DOVER CASTLE - the ghost of a white cat seen repeatedly during WWI. Flying ceased in January 1953. RAF Lossiemouth housing | Robertson Three days of farewell flypasts are. Initially it hosted Nos 11(F), 23, and 25(F) Squadrons, all flying the F3. Kate once climbed into her dads suitcase so that he could take her with him. Jim Younger. Many of these women saw themselves as extensions of their husbands, whereas I was a gobby girl from Yorkshire, 6ft tall and very loud. Some believe this figure to be Judge Jeffreys. DALHOUSIE CASTLE - (now a hotel) - the ghost of a lady who was locked in an attic, by a jealous wife. For Exercise 'Griffin Strike 2016' in April 2016, No. BLENKINSOPP CASTLE - the ghost of a lady, dressed in white. Powered by Invision Community, Unexplained-Mysteries.com uses cookies. RAF Leeming in the Second World War 1939-1945 - Wartime Memories Project For further information please telephone military 00357 2527 5146. RAF HAWARDEN 1944 ghostly breathing in a WAAF hut. A444 - the site of a gibbet, where a young girl has been spotted looking up at where a dead body would have hung. We got told loads of stories but that was it. Eric Howe. Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust says the site is nationally important as it became home in 1916 to a flying school which, during World War I, was requisitioned by the War Office becoming RAF Sealand in 1924. There were also several other units using the airfield during the same period, these were: Leeming functioned as a training base until 1988 when it became a front line base in the air defence role equipped with Tornado F3s. 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. CORPORAL Served from 1986 - 2000 Served in RAF Leeming. Fahrverkauf Ingolstadt; Preise It is a former Royal Air Force station, active between 1916 and 2006. DISHFORD, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND AND OTHER LOCATIONS. Currently Leeming is operating as a Forward Operating Base and as a Fast Jet Turnround facility. RAF MANBY odd noises, a phantom bomber, electrical interference and the apparitions of an airman and a male tramp. [9] RAF LICHFIELD headless apparition in flying kit; petrified dogs. Ghostly music and the sound of a piston engined aircraft, loud bangs and bright lights. And the RAF came first. Rome2rio is a door-to-door travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. AERODROME (now the Fire Service College) - apparition of a WAAF and a WWII airplane, apparitions of ghosts in RAf uniform plus sounds. One wedding present was a plastic washing-up bowl. [25], No. 100 Squadron, based at RAF Leeming, Northallerton, is set to disband on 31 March after 105 years of service. hbbd```b``N"In0{ [29][30][31], In March 2019, the Ministry of Defence indicated that RAF Leeming, alongside RAF Waddington and RAF Wittering, was being considered as the future home of the RAF Aerobatic Team the Red Arrows. THE HERMITAGE - the ghost of a giant dog seen in a 300 year old farmhouse. The trust hopes the area can be excavated as part of the site's development. The Royal Air Force Almanac 1995 said that No. His funeral will be held at 1100 on Wednesday January 11 at St Lawrence's Church, York. Everyone was in uniform. Singing and laughter coming from empty Nissan huts. TUTBURY CASTLE - several reports of ghosts, including a white lady and a soldier who walks the grounds. RAF leeming is better known as the most haunted airfield in Britain. RAF KIMBOLTON apparitions of American airmen and a crashed B-17 bomber, seen by several people. WRAY CASTLE - tales of an invisible hand that has saved people from accidents in the castle. RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK. ex MOD and MQ sites 1979 - 2014 - Derelict Places Most people can hear; however, how many really listen. 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. 1240 Views. CASTELL COCH - several reports of a ghostly Cavalier. Andy Skillern. 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[38], 607 (County of Durham) Squadron reformed at RAF Leeming on 5 January 2015. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. The school also trained ATTOs (Assistant Telecommunications Technical Officers (formerly Radio Technician)), ATTs (Avionics Trainee Technicians), and apprentices. 13 Aug 42 to 18 Aug 42 427 Squadron. . Between 1950 and 1991, it operated mostly as a training base with Quick Reaction Force Panavia Tornado F3 fighters based there in the latter stages of the Cold War and into the early 21st . 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. #army #britisharmy Check the new housing that the Army have built for it's serving soldier's and their families.The Protein Works supplements go to - http://tidd.ly/80ea5e7Email me at chfitnessandnutrition@outlook.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/craigmilitaryfitness/https://www.army.mod.ukFor the Household Cavalry - https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/household-cavalry/Disclaimer - Everything you see and I say is all my own personal opinion and I work alone and not with any military organisations. Voices and conversation. Married Quarters - 1940s to 1980s | Key Aero [10][11], The RAF base lent its name to the 1981 song "Sealand" by Wirral band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. We had two young sons, one of whom was at crawling age. [3] Most assigned personnel of the 30th Air Depot Group were reassigned to the 7558th Air Depot Group of the 59th Air Depot Wing, effective from 26 November 1951. RAF Leeming - Home - Facebook I feared that perhaps I had ruined Pauls career. RAF Leeming: Red Arrows flypast as squadron disbands In 1979 Mrs Thatcher's government announced there were a surplus of MQ sites and disused airfields which were to be sold. This housing is situated opposite the main gate of the base. Instead, I found myself confronted by endless rules. Also, the spectre of Jasper Tudor and moving objects. raf leeming married quarters. 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. It was opened in 1940 and was jointly used by the RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).