A deserted and mysterious World War two airfield is atmospheric places, often with ruined buildings and not much else to indicate how active these places once were. But perhaps they are not all abandoned by those who were there.
If you drive near Metheringham airfield on a dark and misty evening you may see a women in a pale green coat with a grey chiffon scarf standing by the side of the road and asking you to stop. When you pull alongside you notice that her face is hidden by her scarf as in pleading voice she asks for help. Her motorcyclist boyfriend who has skidded and left his bike further down the road. As you look up to reply she is gone. … her boyfriend was an airman at the airfield and he was killed in a motor bike accident the day that she had been to town and ordered her wedding dress .. in 1943.
Walk in the mist around an airfield and you may hear or feel that you are not alone .. footsteps that stop when you stop, whistling from out of the dark, music that should not be there. You may even see or hear the growling sound of an aircraft overhead.
Old airfields and ghost stories go hand-in-hand. The historic Grade II listed West Raynham Station Headquarters (SHQ) is hosting an evening of ‘Ghostly airfield tales, superstitions, and gremlins. The evening is not a ‘scare fest’ and is intended as entertaining – and is based on real stories and incidents and in part helps remember those who served at RAF airfields. A number rooms at SHQ will be used as ‘settings’ in which you can hear stories from World War Two to the present day.
The event is taking place on 25th October and you can book to join one of the three sessions that we will be running between 4 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Each session lasts around 90-minutes and has four groups, each with no more than 12 participants … so book early as spaces are limited.
Enquiries and bookings can be made by emailing events@veteranscentral.co.uk.
