Metheringham Lass

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The Metheringham Lass is the name given to an apparition which has been reported at RAF Metheringham.

RAF Metheringham

RAF Metheringham was a Royal Air Force station situated between the villages of Metheringham and Martin and 12.1 mi (19.5 km) south east of the county town Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

Reports have stated that the woman, wearing a jacket bearing RAF insignia, approaches cars as they pass the old airfield, sometimes even physically interacting with the car. [1] [2] She begs the driver to help her boyfriend who has been injured in a motorcycle accident. [3] However, when the driver exits the car to help, she vanishes. [4] The apparition is said to be accompanied first by the smell of lavender, followed by the smell of decomposing flesh. [3] [2]

It has been speculated that the reported apparition is of Catherine Bystock, who died at the age of nineteen when her flight sergeant boyfriend crashed his motorcycle after a dance with them both on board. [4] [1] She died instantly. [4] [1]

Flight sergeant senior NCO rank in the Royal Air Force and other air forces – NATO code OR-7

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Buxton, James (1998). The Black Book of Modern Myths. Random House. ISBN   978-0-09-953362-7.
  2. 1 2 "Lavender girl's roadside plea". Lincolnshire Echo. October 31, 2007. p. 12.
  3. 1 2 "Tales from the crypt...". Lincolnshire Echo. December 22, 2007. p. 3.
  4. 1 2 3 Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (October 30, 2009). "The 'Metheringham Lass' haunting". BBC News. Retrieved September 11, 2011.