That “clicking of the switches” story struck a nerve with me. A couple of years ago, we were renting a house that was supposed to be haunted. I remember one night, while sitting alone in the living room, hearing the bedroom doors along the hallway slammed closed, one after the other. There was nobody else at home. That still sends shivers down my spine. Thank goodness for my dogs being with me.
we had a haunted bungalow where we had footsteps across the ceiling, spirits walking around, smells of lavender perfume and moth balls, things disappearing and appearing and a toilet that flushed itself...to start with it was un nerving but after a while we got used to it
I vividly see what you describe. Also I get emotions. I don't know what is worse...running after a plane you never can save, or being stuck doing paperwork! The spirits and vibes of this airfield must be powerful for there to be so many sightings and paranormal experiences. The light switches being flipped seems calculated to terrify...🙀
That poor man trying to warn the aircraft not to take off. What a helpless feeling of knowing that those men were doomed and not being ale to stop it. I can see why these places have so much sadness. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I caused an error like that. I can understand why the guy was afraid to leave his room when the light switches were going off, but I'd probably be too curious not to get up and check thinking somebody might be playing a prank. Thanks as always for uploading Chris. It always makes my day!
i'd have to know who was clicking the switches...i've learnt that in investigating the paranormal 2 things are dangerous..fear of the unknown and not the unknown itself - fear can cause panic and thereby accidents...and the living - completely unpredictable.....as anyone working in A&E - what you call ER over there will testify
Nice touch at the end, fading out the former overlay of RAF Binrbook revealing its sad looking state. Not the place I would want to be patrolling at night nowadays as security. Nothing quite as scary as phones that go off when you know they're inoperable. Interesting. I always thought 'Clubfoot' and the Sgt armourer was the same fellow realising what they had done and tried to warn the affected aircraft. But as we know, many accounts differ. Depending where the information comes from, or gets mixed up with some other account. Great video on this former camp, Chris. Starts my morning off fine.
Good evening Chris, been very busy lately and catching up. I hope you're keeping well my friend ❤. An awesome video as always. Stay safe and well my friend, thanks for these outstanding videos 👍.
@@British-Hauntings-and-Historyworst of it seems to be gone now Chris, not that bad but some localised flooding in Cork and Kerry......Still had to bring Herr Hauptsturmfuhrer Ranger out for his daily march though 😮😊
This is a poignant podcast, Chris, about such tragic circumstances at the old RAF Binbrook. How awful for the Sgt armourer to have realised that he had set the bomb primers too early and couldn't stop the Lanc or the ensuing fatal explosion. I wonder how many more similar accidents happened throughout Bomber Command as a result of the pressures on the aircrew? It's hardly surprising that these former Bomber Command airfields are sad and lonely places due to the horrors of the air war. Thanks and more podcasts, please, Chris!
An anguished and truly terrible fate! About setting bomb primers to go off at a certain time: do you mean after they were dropped? USAAF bombs, if my memory serves, had arming mechanisms which had 2 vanes that turned in the wind once the bomb was dropped, which caused it to screw upward to arm the fuze. You pulled a safety pin, when near the target, then the bomb was ready to drop. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the arming mechanisms and/or fuzes were not placed in the noses of the bombs until they were just about ready to drop them. These bombs were meant to explode on impact, but there were delay timer settings, and I'm not sure how that worked.
bombs were fuzed in the bomb stores then taken out to the aircraft...they supposedly armed on release ......but... accidents did happen, in one or two occasions blowing up aircraft on dispersals and even the bomb dump
@@British-Hauntings-and-History Just a few days ago I was searching for info on an accident I semi-remember, in which 10 bombers with 10 men on each crashed and exploded on take off. 100 men, gone in a flash. I couldn't find anything. I was searching USAAF, but perhaps it was RAF. Do you remember the bomb group who suffered this horrific operational accident? I think most people have no idea the number of men who were lost in accidents in WWII.
I served at Binbrook. My hanger was No.5 hangar which was L.E.S.F. . One of my colleagues absolutely refused to lock up in the winter because it was dark when he had to lock up . While we were in Grimsby in a bar an old guy told us about our hangar being used as a morgue during the war . Binbrook was chosen as the base to return bodies to from Europe because Grimsby was a fishing port and therefore had ice factories to transport to Binbrook. I never saw anything but I did hear something. While locking up I heard someone in the toilet , I waited for them to exit but nobody came out , when I went in through the only door there was nobody there .
Once again Chris another GREAT video I have Bruce's books and just purchased the Ghost stations Lincolnshire which seems to be the best off book of stories from his others but very good the same , Well done keep up the good work :)
i'm going to e having a break from airfields for a while - just feel like a change - we are going to look at some haunted castles - some i've investigated, some not 8)
Really interesting accounts, Chris, and thanks for posting them. Do you think that some of these could be timeslips? It's a genuine question from someone who respects and values what you do.
thank you for thinking outside the box, made my day....the whole paranormal gets condensed into the term ghost which is pretty meaningless...are we talking about a sentient spirit or a non sentient recording, a crisis apparaition, an hallucination, a time slip or indeed something that simply transcends our understanding......... Bruce Barrymore Halpenny describes a timeslip at Skellingthorpe on the outskirts of Lincoln.....a video for the future perhaps ...what seems to happen in timeslips is that the present dissolves into another time..the lighting and the warmth of the day are different for the time spent in that alternative time...and then time snaps back to the present often when something from the present intrudes ...i'm fascinated by time slips as i've experienced one myself
Brilliant video , was wondering do you have any copies of the Haunted second world war Airfields volume 3, I can not get a copy anywhere ? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards Leighton
sorry no ... after a disagreement with the publisher over royalties - ie me not being paid i washed my hands of it all - but if you email me at the address in the about section I can provide a .pdf
@British-Hauntings-and-History Hi done seem to be able to find an email address. Do you have a Facebook page that I can message you on? Kind regards Leighton
That “clicking of the switches” story struck a nerve with me.
A couple of years ago, we were renting a house that was supposed to be haunted. I remember one night, while sitting alone in the living room, hearing the bedroom doors along the hallway slammed closed, one after the other. There was nobody else at home.
That still sends shivers down my spine. Thank goodness for my dogs being with me.
we had a haunted bungalow where we had footsteps across the ceiling, spirits walking around, smells of lavender perfume and moth balls, things disappearing and appearing and a toilet that flushed itself...to start with it was un nerving but after a while we got used to it
I vividly see what you describe. Also I get emotions. I don't know what is worse...running after a plane you never can save, or being stuck doing paperwork! The spirits and vibes of this airfield must be powerful for there to be so many sightings and paranormal experiences. The light switches being flipped seems calculated to terrify...🙀
I have a few castles in the pipeline - stay tuned 8)
That poor man trying to warn the aircraft not to take off. What a helpless feeling of knowing that those men were doomed and not being ale to stop it. I can see why these places have so much sadness. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I caused an error like that. I can understand why the guy was afraid to leave his room when the light switches were going off, but I'd probably be too curious not to get up and check thinking somebody might be playing a prank. Thanks as always for uploading Chris. It always makes my day!
i'd have to know who was clicking the switches...i've learnt that in investigating the paranormal 2 things are dangerous..fear of the unknown and not the unknown itself - fear can cause panic and thereby accidents...and the living - completely unpredictable.....as anyone working in A&E - what you call ER over there will testify
Nice touch at the end, fading out the former overlay of RAF Binrbook revealing its sad looking state. Not the place I would want to be patrolling at night nowadays as security. Nothing quite as scary as phones that go off when you know they're inoperable. Interesting. I always thought 'Clubfoot' and the Sgt armourer was the same fellow realising what they had done and tried to warn the affected aircraft. But as we know, many accounts differ. Depending where the information comes from, or gets mixed up with some other account. Great video on this former camp, Chris. Starts my morning off fine.
have a good day Paul
Very compelling and interesting stories! Your delivery makes it even more intriguing. Well Done my friend .
you old smoothie you...8)
I think that’s why I like living near all these airfields the desolation has a certain beauty xxc
certainly lonely.. nicer than east kent by a mile or two
@@British-Hauntings-and-History oh yes it has a depth to these flatlands xxx
Great follow up Chris to the previous video. Great work. Well done.
hunker down on the IoW looks like a couple of rough days - hope you havent got to use the ferry
Another superb video; *nobody* does this kind of content as well as Chris Huff
kind of you
Excellent video.
Good evening Chris, been very busy lately and catching up. I hope you're keeping well my friend ❤. An awesome video as always. Stay safe and well my friend, thanks for these outstanding videos 👍.
ireland doing ok in this storm ????
@@British-Hauntings-and-Historyworst of it seems to be gone now Chris, not that bad but some localised flooding in Cork and Kerry......Still had to bring Herr Hauptsturmfuhrer Ranger out for his daily march though 😮😊
a dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do
This is a poignant podcast, Chris, about such tragic circumstances at the old RAF Binbrook. How awful for the Sgt armourer to have realised that he had set the bomb primers too early and couldn't stop the Lanc or the ensuing fatal explosion. I wonder how many more similar accidents happened throughout Bomber Command as a result of the pressures on the aircrew? It's hardly surprising that these former Bomber Command airfields are sad and lonely places due to the horrors of the air war. Thanks and more podcasts, please, Chris!
An anguished and truly terrible fate! About setting bomb primers to go off at a certain time: do you mean after they were dropped? USAAF bombs, if my memory serves, had arming mechanisms which had 2 vanes that turned in the wind once the bomb was dropped, which caused it to screw upward to arm the fuze. You pulled a safety pin, when near the target, then the bomb was ready to drop. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the arming mechanisms and/or fuzes were not placed in the noses of the bombs until they were just about ready to drop them. These bombs were meant to explode on impact, but there were delay timer settings, and I'm not sure how that worked.
bombs were fuzed in the bomb stores then taken out to the aircraft...they supposedly armed on release ......but... accidents did happen, in one or two occasions blowing up aircraft on dispersals and even the bomb dump
Thanks, Chris. And often starting dreadful and fatal chain reactions in the other bombed-up 'planes.@@British-Hauntings-and-History
@@British-Hauntings-and-History Just a few days ago I was searching for info on an accident I semi-remember, in which 10 bombers with 10 men on each crashed and exploded on take off. 100 men, gone in a flash. I couldn't find anything. I was searching USAAF, but perhaps it was RAF. Do you remember the bomb group who suffered this horrific operational accident? I think most people have no idea the number of men who were lost in accidents in WWII.
sorry off hand no...10 men on an aircraft strongly says USAAF B-17s
I served at Binbrook. My hanger was No.5 hangar which was L.E.S.F. . One of my colleagues absolutely refused to lock up in the winter because it was dark when he had to lock up . While we were in Grimsby in a bar an old guy told us about our hangar being used as a morgue during the war . Binbrook was chosen as the base to return bodies to from Europe because Grimsby was a fishing port and therefore had ice factories to transport to Binbrook. I never saw anything but I did hear something. While locking up I heard someone in the toilet , I waited for them to exit but nobody came out , when I went in through the only door there was nobody there .
thanks - i've added your account to the fairly weighty RAF Binbrook file - Chris
Once again Chris another GREAT video I have Bruce's books and just purchased the Ghost stations Lincolnshire which seems to be the best off book of stories from his others but very good the same ,
Well done keep up the good work :)
more of these haunted airfield podcasts to come David..hope you are keeping well
Keeping well this end Chris Thank you Hope your keeping well as well ,
Will be looking forwards to the podcasts
Awesome video Chris!
i'm going to e having a break from airfields for a while - just feel like a change - we are going to look at some haunted castles - some i've investigated, some not 8)
Really interesting accounts, Chris, and thanks for posting them. Do you think that some of these could be timeslips? It's a genuine question from someone who respects and values what you do.
thank you for thinking outside the box, made my day....the whole paranormal gets condensed into the term ghost which is pretty meaningless...are we talking about a sentient spirit or a non sentient recording, a crisis apparaition, an hallucination, a time slip or indeed something that simply transcends our understanding......... Bruce Barrymore Halpenny describes a timeslip at Skellingthorpe on the outskirts of Lincoln.....a video for the future perhaps ...what seems to happen in timeslips is that the present dissolves into another time..the lighting and the warmth of the day are different for the time spent in that alternative time...and then time snaps back to the present often when something from the present intrudes ...i'm fascinated by time slips as i've experienced one myself
Brilliant video , was wondering do you have any copies of the Haunted second world war Airfields volume 3, I can not get a copy anywhere ?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Leighton
sorry no ... after a disagreement with the publisher over royalties - ie me not being paid i washed my hands of it all - but if you email me at the address in the about section I can provide a .pdf
@British-Hauntings-and-History Hi done seem to be able to find an email address. Do you have a Facebook page that I can message you on? Kind regards Leighton