Ghost hunters set to visit Halfpenny Green Airport

Halfpenny Green Airport – also known as Wolverhampton Airport – has a rich history in aviation and military use as well as its fair share of notable incidents including a Royal fatality.

Paranormal Friends – a group based in Shropshire – investigated the base in October last year and after some intriguing and spooky experiences, they have agreed to return to try and discover more.

On their previous visit, the group said it witnessed a shadow figure walk past the outside of a hangar building despite nobody being present, as well as intelligent communication with spirit using a number of methods.

Co-founder Christopher Morris said: “Our first investigation at Halfpenny Green Airport was incredible – there was lots of activity throughout the night.

“We were joined by some staff from the base and they were amazed that some of the information our guests were obtaining through glass divination and other methods was matching up with facts that could not be known by anyone other than Halfpenny Green staff.

“Perhaps the most compelling piece of evidence was when several people witnessed a shadow figure walking past the outside of the hangar without setting off the warning alarms.

“Not only this, but there was nobody else on the airfield at all. Could this have been an apparition of a former airman?

“We can’t wait for our return visit and know that those joining us are in for an unforgettable experience.”

Operations commenced from the airport in May 1941, with No.3 Air Observers’ Navigation School flying Blackburn Bothas.

The Botha had been designed to drop torpedoes and of 473 Bothas used by the RAF for training, 169 crashed, including two from Halfpenny Green crashing on successive days in June of that year.

Permission to operate civil aircraft was given by the Air Ministry and in 1961 the Halfpenny Green Flying Club began operations. In 1967 the planning for a permanent aerodrome at Halfpenny Green was approved.

During the 1970s air races took place here and it was during one of these that Prince William of Gloucester, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, died at the airport on August 28, 1972 when the aircraft he was piloting crashed into a hedge just beyond the airfield's boundary. He was just 30 years old.

Paranormal Friends will use a combination of spiritual and scientific methods throughout the night, including Victorian style séances, table tipping, glass divination and human pendulums as well as K2 Meters, spirit boxes, Rem-Pods and more.

The investigation takes place on March 9 between 9pm and 2am.

Limited tickets are available and cost £30. They can be booked by visiting www.paranormalfriends.co.uk/book