In Book Four of Ghost Stations there is a story "The Most Haunted Airfield - RAF Leeming and, the old airfield continued to live up to that title.

In Book One Ghost Stations we have the story "The Ghosts of RAF Leeming' and, in that story, I do explain the history of the wartime airfield so that Readers can understand the role it played and, understand the sadness and sorrow. It is therefore easy to understand the hauntings by the phantom aircrews.

A few years ago an army military bandsman was staying with the band at RAF Leeming. They had practiced hard during the day and were taking a well earned drink in the bar that evening when suddenly, a military policeman rushed into the bar.

'He looked terrified,' said the army bandsman. 'He then blurted out that whilst doing his security round the lights had come on in the hangar that he knew was locked … and no one was inside!'

It transpired that the lights had come on, in what was known on the Station, as the haunted hangar. And, the Station policeman had quickly gone to get help … partly if it was an intruder help would be on hand … but also prove that there was a supernatural force, should no intruder be found.

When the back-up force arrived at the hangar in questions … sure enough, the hangar lights were on. And, after checking that the hangar was still securely locked with no visible points of entry, the Sergeant decided that it was someone playing the fool … knowing it was the alleged haunted hangar.

However, to be on the safe side, he put in two trained police dogs in order to calm everyone's nerves.

'We will leave the dogs in for the rest of the night,' he said. 'And take them out at shift change in the morning.'

The following morning, needless to say, the dogs had to be destroyed.

The hangar in question was well known for its strange and eerie atmosphere. In certain sections it would suddenly go very cold. And tools would go missing.

Many of those who have worked in the haunted hangar believe it is the ghosts of the two crew members of a Gloster Javelin Jet fighter that had crashed on landing, killing both crew. The wreckage of the jet had been stored in that hangar.

In June 1957 No 228 Operation Conversion Unit arrived at RAF Leeming and, it was tasked with the training of crews for the ever-increasing number of Javelin squadrons and the first course began in October 1957.

Then, must to the bewilderment of the staff, it was decided to disband 228 OCU in the late summer of 1961. The Javelin OCU had done an excellent job and the government thought there were enough trained Javelin crews but, it was another high-level blunder. The Javelin was to remain in service for seven more years, necessitating the reformation of other training units from 1963 onwards.

That could explain the haunting … But there are so many unexplained happenings it is much more than just that one incident.

A telephone in the hangar keeps ringing and, when answered a chilling voice calls the name of an aircrew member … They are the phantoms of RAF Leeming.