Walkabout Report
Palm Bay

Photo: Bob. Looking towards Foreness Point

Written by Bob.

Sunday 27th April, 2008.

Group: Sarah, Bob, Sue, Dawn, Anne and Phil.

We deliberately chose this date for a return visit as it was the anniversary of the American bomber crash which occurred at around dusk in 1944.

19:15
We walked down the slope and onto the promenade at the far end (Margate side) of Palm Bay.
Sarah and Sue now both had headaches and pressure on their shoulders.
As we made our way towards Foreness Point, Sue felt this particular area to be very oppressive.
Dawn got a pain in her left arm followed by a pain in the top of her leg and then a headache but all these sensations dissipated shortly before arriving at the clubhouse building.

By the time we reached Foreness Point, dusk was falling.
We waited here for it to become dark before setting off on the return trip, shortly afterwards we were joined by Phil.

21:04
Sue asked-out and a whistle was heard but this was not thought to be of paranormal origin.

21:19
Shortly after passing the clubhouse, Sue and Dawn got the feeling they were being followed but, on investigation, there was no physical person behind them.

21:23
Sue heard a couple of dragging noises on the cliff-face, approximately halfway up. She asked-out and saw a yellow light in the same area from which these sounds had emanated.
Sue and Dawn were convinced they were being followed. Dawn sensed it was a male in his 30's and Sue agreed by stating he was in his early 30's.

Up until we were joined by Phil, we believed the aircraft impact site was at Foreness Point but Phil, who had researched the crash, pointed out the actual spot which is where the cliff curves inwards - approximately halfway between the clubhouse and the Margate end of the promenade. This was the very area which some of the group, on this and the previous walkabout, had described as being very oppressive.

Stood directly below the impact site, Sue got the name "Mark" and Dawn picked-up on an unusual sounding surname but she couldn't be specific. Sue thought it was possibly a Jewish surname beginning with an "S" - similar to Solomon.
Dawn sensed another male with the surname of "Daniels" and a Christian name of "Jack" but she didn't feel these names belonged to the same person.

21:43
Sarah picked-up on "Sherpa" possibly relating to a person who carries things.
Phil pointed out it could be a military nickname for a bomber aircraft as they carry bombs.

We then made our way back up the slope, at the Margate end of the bay, and walked back along the cliff-top until we were above the impact site - nothing to report.

22:15
Walkabout ended.

Although we didn't witness any obvious paranormal "replay" of the aircraft crash, an interesting article came to light the following week in a local newspaper. During the time we had been at Palm Bay, a Margate resident had reported seeing a bright light in the sky which changed shape before moving off at speed. Half an hour later, he heard what sounded like a four-propellor aircraft circling the area - could these occurrences have been related to what we had been investigating or was this just a coincidence?

 

 

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