An overnight stay at the old Montrose aerodrome by a local paranormal research team has confirmed what many already know the place is haunted.
Phantom footsteps, unexplained rattles and bangs, mumbled conversations, ghostly figures in first world war flying uniform, the sound of a phantom plane roaring over the airfield…They have all been experienced.
Most recently a wireless with no plug played Glenn Miller music and the speeches of Winston Churchill.
Now local women Cat Perks and Linda Williamson claim that an overnight vigil at the air station, now a heritage centre, to research electronic voice phenomena (EVP) and instrumental transcommunication (ITC) has provided scientifically based evidence to back the allegations of ghostly goings-on that have been made since the day the airfield was set up in 1913.
EVP researchers believe that through the use of audio equipment the voices of the dead can be recorded while ITC involves the capture of images.
“Within the first 20 minutes of the team entering the station paranormal activity started,” Cat said.
“That was even before they had finished setting up the various pieces of equipment that were to be used on the night.”
At the heritage centre 1940s room originally part of the airfield’s HQ Cat picked up a shape which moved towards her as she entered the room and heard a male voice mumble something to her.
The team later recorded on two different electronic devices a voice clearly saying, “Hello, it’s Charlie.”
Later investigation of recordings revealed more voices and dogs barking none of which had been heard at the time the recordings were being made.
Two psychic artists joined the team to see if they could pick up on any of the spirits.
Morag Prowse and Joe Prentice came up with drawings of different airmen, including Charlie who had made himself known early in the investigation.
“Our research has brought forward evidence of voices from the other side it is not imagination,” Cat said.
“There are many airmen around the station who are confused, stuck and in need of help in moving on.
“All were ignored by other paranormal groups as their fixation on the ghost of Lt Desmond Arthur (the station’s most renowned ghost) dominated their visits.”