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RAF Scampton is famous for, amongst other things, being the World War 2 home of 617 Squadron, also known as the Dambusters.
But if the ghost stories are to be believed, there could be more than just its rich history lingering behind here…
0:00 Intro
1:10 The History Of RAF Scampton
12:52 RAF Scampton Ghost Stories
SOURCES
Photo of RAF Scampton on the Thumbnail: Copyright Richard Croft under CC BY-SA 2.0
📚 Folklore of Lincolnshire, by Susanna O’Neill
📚 Paranormal Lincolnshire, by Daniel J Codd
📚 Ghost Stations (Various Volumes), by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny
💻 raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/6-1-7-squadron
💻 49squadron.co.uk
💻 iwm.org.uk/history/the-incredible-story-of-the-dambusters-raid
💻 raf.mod.uk/display-teams/red-arrows/news/final-flight-of-red-arrows-jet-from-raf-scampton
💻 dambusters.org.uk/airfields/scampton
💻 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-15521637
💻 vulcantothesky.org/articles/memories-of-raf-scampton/?srsltid=AfmBOoo1HwzLp1zzvZ2IN3tQZ1t2ZZiqZvR9o6ow7vUcIW2YVg1Pal-a
💻 hauntedhistoryoflincolnshire.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/surrounding-areas/newark
💻 raf.mod.uk/rafscampton (Accessed via Wayback Machine)
💻 strangehistory.net/2014/03/02/mcconnels-passing-an-at-death-encounter
💻 telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/8863954/Guy-Gibson-ghost-of-Dambusters-dog-found-at-airbase.html (Accessed via Wayback Machine)
💻 baaa-acro.com/city/scampton-afb
💻 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qpr2481wxo
💻 reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6nj0f1/serious_military_or_police_service_members_of
💻 telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/8863954/Guy-Gibson-ghost-of-Dambusters-dog-found-at-airbase.html
📰 London Gazette, 25th May 1943
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THE LEGAL STUFF
I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.
My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!
RAF Scampton is famous for, amongst other things, being the World War 2 home of 617 Squadron, also known as the Dambusters.
But if the ghost stories are to be believed, there could be more than just its rich history lingering behind here…
0:00 Intro
1:10 The History Of RAF Scampton
12:52 RAF Scampton Ghost Stories
SOURCES
Photo of RAF Scampton on the Thumbnail: Copyright Richard Croft under CC BY-SA 2.0
📚 Folklore of Lincolnshire, by Susanna O’Neill
📚 Paranormal Lincolnshire, by Daniel J Codd
📚 Ghost Stations (Various Volumes), by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny
💻 raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/6-1-7-squadron
💻 49squadron.co.uk
💻 iwm.org.uk/history/the-incredible-story-of-the-dambusters-raid
💻 raf.mod.uk/display-teams/red-arrows/news/final-flight-of-red-arrows-jet-from-raf-scampton
💻 dambusters.org.uk/airfields/scampton
💻 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-15521637
💻 vulcantothesky.org/articles/memories-of-raf-scampton/?srsltid=AfmBOoo1HwzLp1zzvZ2IN3tQZ1t2ZZiqZvR9o6ow7vUcIW2YVg1Pal-a
💻 hauntedhistoryoflincolnshire.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/surrounding-areas/newark
💻 raf.mod.uk/rafscampton (Accessed via Wayback Machine)
💻 strangehistory.net/2014/03/02/mcconnels-passing-an-at-death-encounter
💻 telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/8863954/Guy-Gibson-ghost-of-Dambusters-dog-found-at-airbase.html (Accessed via Wayback Machine)
💻 baaa-acro.com/city/scampton-afb
💻 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qpr2481wxo
💻 reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6nj0f1/serious_military_or_police_service_members_of
💻 telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/8863954/Guy-Gibson-ghost-of-Dambusters-dog-found-at-airbase.html
📰 London Gazette, 25th May 1943
COME SAY HI!
Instagram - instagram.com/dontscareclaire
THE LEGAL STUFF
I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.
My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!
