I wonder if younger people sense a melancholy atmosphere around so many derelict airfields, or is it just we oldies?
I think anyone can. I visited the UK about five years ago on a 'pilgrimage' to various sites associated with my great uncle Jack's Bomber Command service. One of those was Bardney. Not much left there now, but my guide (the late Roger Audis, much-missed IX Sqn historian) took me around to where Jack's aircraft would have been parked, and left me alone there for a few moments.
I don't know about a 'presence' or a 'ghost' but there was definitely some sort of atmosphere there. One of the highlights of my trip.
Adam