Metheringham Lass

The legend is situated at RAF Metheringham and anchored in the site's Second World War history. Sources frame the apparition as originating from a wartime incident in which a young WAAF riding pillion on her fiancé's motorcycle died in a crash after a dance; some accounts speculate the individual may have been named Catherine Bystock, though that identification is presented as conjecture rather than established fact. The tale circulates as local folklore about the airfield, appearing in regional ghost‑story collections, tourism and heritage contexts around the memorial and runways, and contemporary paranormal reporting such as livestreamed investigations.

Witnesses describe an individuated young woman associated with RAF service dress: accounts report she appears wearing a jacket bearing RAF insignia or as a WAAF‑attired woman. The figure is treated in sources as a named, place‑linked apparition rather than a generic class; the personal identification (e.g., 'Catherine Bystock') is noted in some retellings but marked as speculative in the sources.

Reported behaviors include approaching cars passing the old airfield and pleading with drivers to help her injured boyfriend. Multiple accounts state that when a driver leaves the vehicle to assist, the woman vanishes; sources present this vanishing as part of eyewitness reports rather than as a detailed description of volition or mechanism. Some reports describe brief physical interaction with vehicles during sightings. The sources do not record traditional supernatural powers, formal limits, or a broader range of abilities beyond these recurring, localized behaviors.