Ghosties And Goulies
Little White Lie
From ShyTorque
Unfortunately, the whole story of the ghost of Lincoln B2 RF398 was a hoax. The Manchester Air & Space Museum wanted an Avro Aircraft and the Cosford Museum's parent unit (RAF Hendon) volunteered the Lincoln. The Museum Society wanted to keep her, and as the museum also had a Shackleton, the ghost and all the happenings were invented. The whole story lasted 17 Years, and was finally admitted to during filming for 'Michael Aspels Strange But True Encounters' which had a Lancaster Crew talking about life on the Lincoln.
I know, for I was one of the 'Lincoln Crew'
I heard the hangar that houses the Lincoln bomber at Cosford has a resident ghost. Folk have claimed to have seen a figure sitting in the cockpit and one engineer was apparently given some (good) verbal advice whilst trying to fix something on the aircraft. Strangely, no-one was there when he turned round and no-one had been near him at all.
I heard a radio program some years back about an investigation which took place one night by a group who sat in the Lincoln aircraft. These folks reportedly experienced strange pinpricks of light floating about in the aircraft and heard strange clicking noises which were later traced to be the same as the magneto switches being operated.
I heard a radio program some years back about an investigation which took place one night by a group who sat in the Lincoln aircraft. These folks reportedly experienced strange pinpricks of light floating about in the aircraft and heard strange clicking noises which were later traced to be the same as the magneto switches being operated.
I know, for I was one of the 'Lincoln Crew'
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As Reichman mentions, a student on the Meteor conversion course at No 205 AFS, Middleton St George in the early 1950s was killed attempting (it was thought) a single engined touch-and -go landing. This manoeuvre was never a starter. Crit speed at full thrust on one engine and with full opposite rudder applied (ie with the rudder hard up against the mechanical stops)was about 130 kts. Touch down would have been at about 100 kts.
The poor sod ploughed into the Mess through what was then the ladies' room (now the bar of the Hotel St George). The MO at the time opined that he had survived the impact but had been killed by falling masonry (no bone domes in those days).
On my last visit the barman said that hosties from an airline operating from Teeseside would not accept room reservations at that end of the hotel, because the ghost of the student haunts the corridors. I have tried to identify, without success so far, the aircraft's tail number and the name of the pilot. I wonder how one induces the poor soul (if indeed there is one) to RIP. Sounds like a Bell, Book and Candle job.
I suggested to my vicar that I might try my old Asymmetric Long Briefing, which might at least bore the poor ghoul into quiescence.
The vicar was not particularly amused.
MIddleton was the nucleus of a Canadian Lancaster group during WW2. They hold occasional reunions there and there are some interesting photgraps around the walls of the bar. Somehow the hotel has managed to retain some of the atmosphere of a mess. Worth a passing visit.
The poor sod ploughed into the Mess through what was then the ladies' room (now the bar of the Hotel St George). The MO at the time opined that he had survived the impact but had been killed by falling masonry (no bone domes in those days).
On my last visit the barman said that hosties from an airline operating from Teeseside would not accept room reservations at that end of the hotel, because the ghost of the student haunts the corridors. I have tried to identify, without success so far, the aircraft's tail number and the name of the pilot. I wonder how one induces the poor soul (if indeed there is one) to RIP. Sounds like a Bell, Book and Candle job.
I suggested to my vicar that I might try my old Asymmetric Long Briefing, which might at least bore the poor ghoul into quiescence.
The vicar was not particularly amused.
MIddleton was the nucleus of a Canadian Lancaster group during WW2. They hold occasional reunions there and there are some interesting photgraps around the walls of the bar. Somehow the hotel has managed to retain some of the atmosphere of a mess. Worth a passing visit.
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MIke Jenvey
Super post! Many thanks for the links. I can only add that during my period as a QFI at Middleton (Feb 52 - Jan 54) I never experienced or heard of the ghost of Fg Off Norman. Mind you it was always cold at Middleton in those days and there was quite a heavy drinking culture. If he had sat on my legs I would have groaned and muttered "legless again, I suppose".
Super post! Many thanks for the links. I can only add that during my period as a QFI at Middleton (Feb 52 - Jan 54) I never experienced or heard of the ghost of Fg Off Norman. Mind you it was always cold at Middleton in those days and there was quite a heavy drinking culture. If he had sat on my legs I would have groaned and muttered "legless again, I suppose".
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ZH875,
A HOAX! Disgraceful. That sort of thing gives good ghost stories a bad name.
The perpetrators should be given a sound thrashing!
I'll send you my birch twig.
A HOAX! Disgraceful. That sort of thing gives good ghost stories a bad name.
The perpetrators should be given a sound thrashing!
I'll send you my birch twig.
My father has used the hotel several times and on one occasion had cause to ring reception to tell them the heating was dud in his room.....(not sure which room it was)it wasn't...the radiator was on full blast, but the room was like a fridge..they didn't tell him about the ghostly Fg Off, but now he knows...says he'll stay again though.
