The ghosts of RAF Mildenhall continue to haunt through base and English folklore

For decades, stories of hauntings, ghostly figures and instances of the unexplained have made RAF Mildenhall a topic of discussion. RAF Mildenhall’s airfield, which hosts U.S. Air Force aircrafts, is the site of an English folk legend about “Old Roger”, Oct. 28, 2026, RAF Mildenhall, England. (Devin Klecan/Stars and Stripes Illustration) RAF MILDENHALL, England — For decades, stories of hauntings, ghostly figures and instances of the unexplained have made RAF Mildenhall a topic of paranormal activity discussion. Aside from ensuring that nightshift airmen stay awake or adding explanations behind mysterious events based on eyewitness accounts, the stories have ingrained themselves into the base’s folklore. Large trees in “Mum’s Woods” stand tall behind RAF Mildenhall’s U.S.

military post office, RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 28, 2026. English folk legends claim a witch’s soul roams the base after her death in the woods during the 17th century. (Devin Klecan/Stars and Stripes Illustration) There’s a small but dense woodline of trees near the U.S. military post office on base. In the daylight, the woods are unthreatening, forgettable even. But at night, legend has it that the tormented soul of a witch drifts around base. According to the Norfolk Folklore Society, in the 17th century, long before RAF Mildenhall existed, a witch was staked to the ground and left for dead in the forest, commonly