scareships » Auditory

Portland Harbour, Dorset

Brett Holman — Wed, 26 Feb 1913 11:05:45 +0000

An airship was seen by a postman, a government official, and a nurse; all the usual elements were present — the brilliant searchlight, the whirring propeller and the ‘clear outline’ of the airship itself. The lights sometimes went out.

The Times, 28 February 1913, p. 5; Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.

Liverpool, Merseyside

Brett Holman — Tue, 25 Feb 1913 10:39:22 +0000

What initially looked like ‘an exceptionally bright star’ at a great height was soon revealed to possess the shape of an airship; ‘the throbbing of a motor and the whirring of a propeller’ was heard. This was observed by residents to circle overhead between 8.15pm and 9pm and disappeared in the direction of Seaforth to the north.

The Times, 27 February 1913, p. 6; Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.

Dover, Kent

Brett Holman — Tue, 25 Feb 1913 09:04:24 +0000

Lights were seen and an engine heard.

Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.

Castle Donington, Leicestershire

Brett Holman — Tue, 25 Feb 1913 09:03:23 +0000

Lights were seen and an engine heard.

Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.

Ipswich, Suffolk

Brett Holman — Mon, 24 Feb 1913 08:39:22 +0000

An airship with a bright searchlight was seen at 9.30pm moving in ‘a methodical manner’ to the west by several people, including Edgar Moore; it flew off to the south-west at a high speed. It was too high for its shape to be seen (this is contradicted by one report, which also says that the engine was heard).

The Times, 26 February 1913, p. 8; Manchester Guardian, 26 February 1913, p. 6, 27 February 1913, p. 7, 1 March 1913, p. 9; Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12; Standard, 26 February 1913, p. 7.

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Thu, 20 Feb 1913 16:00:32 +0000

An airship with searchlight was seen between 7.40pm and 10pm, and its engine heard.

Manchester Guardian, 27 February 1913, p. 7, 1 March 1913, p. 9; Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12; Daily Herald, 26 February 1913, p. 3.

Riccall, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Thu, 20 Feb 1913 15:55:36 +0000

At 8pm, a fruit and potato merchant named Creasor saw and heard the airship, with a powerful searchlight, at Riccall, three miles north of Selby. A grocer named George Daniels and others in his house heard an aircraft between 9pm and 10pm; upon going outside they saw a bright light fast approaching, and they could see the long cigar shape of the envelope. It carried a searchlight and a rear light, and headed towards Market Weighton. Several other people on the outskirts of Riccall also saw it.

Standard, 24 February 1913, p. 9, 26 February 1913, p. 7.

Hunstanton, Norfolk

Brett Holman — Wed, 19 Feb 1913 08:55:05 +0000

Lights seen at night and engine sounds heard at about 8.30pm, no further details.

The Times, 27 February 1913, p. 6; Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12; Globe, 26 February 1913, p. 2.

Cardiff, Cardiff

Brett Holman — Fri, 17 Jan 1913 07:06:30 +0000

Captain Lionel Lindsay, Chief Constable of Glamorganshire, and a bystander saw an object overhead through the fog at about 4.45pm, heading towards Swansea and leaving behind a dense trail of smoke. It was judged to be both larger and faster than the Willows airship, although its shape was indistinct. At 6pm, Stephen Morgan also saw ’something resembling an airship’ with a light heading west, and trailing smoke. Further witnesses emerged to verify the story, adding that after leaving Cardiff it altered course from west to north-west, and that it travelled quickly and carried a light – in fact it was so fast that by the time ‘one observer ran to a telephone the airship had almost disappeared’. Another report noted that the sounds of its propellers had been heard in several districts of South Wales at night. One man, E. Morgan, thought it was oval-shaped.

The Times, 21 January 1913, p. 10, 22 January 1913, p. 19; Standard, 21 January 1913, p. 9, 22 January 1913, p. 9; Globe, 21 January 1913, p. 6, 22 January 1913, p. 5; Norfolk News, 25 January 1913, p. 10; Daily Herald, 22 January 1913, p. 7; Manchester Guardian, 23 January 1913, p. 12.

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Brett Holman — Wed, 15 Jan 1913 06:45:50 +0000

Between midnight and 1am, an airship or aeroplane was heard overhead by several residents, including Herbert A. Pertwee (partner of the witness in 1913-05). It passed very quickly and then returned three or four minutes later.

Globe, 22 January 1913, p. 5; Norfolk News, 25 January 1913, p. 10.