Ghosts of flight 401 debunked

Rather than just relate the paranormal incidents that took place on other eastern airline planes after the crash, he relates how he went about his research and. Recreation of eastern airlines flight 401 by anynobody. The strange tales of the ghostly airmen of flight of 401 circulated in the airline community. Got into an argument this morning with someone who believes in all sorts of paranormal and supernatural phenomena and has a certain disdain for skeptics. On the cold winter evening of december 29, 1972, eastern airlines aircraft number 310 rested quietly on the dimly lit jet parking area outside new yorks john f. Sep 02, 2017 please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members its free and quick. Pat ghyssels, trudy smith, adrianne hamilton, mercy ruiz. I flew from tampa, florida, to new york city and back several times that year. Just because we cannot always see, hear, touch etc elements in these unknown dimensions, it doesnt mean that they do not exist and experiments like the scole ones and the large number of credible witnesses in the ghosts of flight 401 case, seem to point towards the existence of these dimensions calling them dimensions for want of a better. Nevertheless, skeptical or not, the airline removed all of the salvaged parts of the ill fated flight 401 from the aircraft they had been put into. After you create your account, youll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new postsday with fewer ads. Elizabeth, was an eastern flight attendant that helped him get the goods on the 401 ghost sightings.

The lockheed l1011 carried 163 passengers and crew members. On december 29, 1972, the lockheed l10111 tristar crashed into the florida everglades, causing 101 fatalities. There are a few other websites that give better details about the ghost stories, but i figured id at least add the one link. Ever since humans were first able to think consciously about the worl.

The most infamous case of an aircraft haunting caused by recycled parts from crashes was that of eastern airlines flight 401. The ghosts of flight 401 still haunt the clermont sun. An invisible demon in the cargo hold of a jet airliner terrorizes the passengers. Thirty years ago, tragedy befell this famous airport. Right now, we have a 2to1 matching gift campaign, so you can triple your impact. Jul 05, 2018 on 29 th december 1972, eastern airlines flight 401 came crashing out of the sky and into the florida everglades. November 30, 19 november 7, 1990 was a new englandbased american author of several nonfiction books and newspaper articles, mainly focusing on the theme of extraterrestrials and the supernatural. Captain bob loft and second officer don repo died in the crash, as did ninetynine other people on board in what was one of the worst commercial air disasters in united states history. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplanes flight engineer.

Loft and repo were not the only ghosts spotted on l1011s after the crash of flight 401, the two flight attendants who perished in the accident were also seen recovery crews sent to retrieve the various parts of the crashed plan also reported seeing and hearing strange things in the swamp. Shortly before midnight on december 29, 1972, the lockheed l10111 tristar crashed into the florida everglades, causing 101 fatalities. These stories mostly involved other eastern airlines l1011s that had refitted parts salvaged from flight 401. Essentially, given the surrounding landscape you appear to roll up hill. The crew of flight 401, taken aboard flight 26 while on the ground in miami earlier the day of the crash. This book is about ghostly encounters of the crew from eastern airlines flight 401 that crashed in 1972, in the florida everglades. Flight crews of other tristar aircraft started to see apparitions of the dead crew of 401 warning them of problems with their own aircraft. I am thinking that maybe there was some exaggeration or sentimentalization involved. With ernest borgnine, gary lockwood, tina chen, kim basinger.

Eastern airlines flight 401 tribute group the heritage of crm. The apparitions of loft and repo were invariably described as being extremely lifelike. The ghosts of flight 401 confessions of a trolley dolly. May 2009 crew resource mangament started with flt 401 and continues for the benefit and safety of the flying public eastern flight 401 crash surviving flight attendant mercedes v. The ghost of flight 401 1978 an aircraft crashes in the florida everglades, killing 103 passengers. Although many ghost photos have been debunked, we created a list of those that have not been conclusively determined to be fake. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. And such was the strange case involving the ghosts of flight 401. I like to read about haunted places and first heard about the ghost of flight 401 on youtube. And what better time to share aviations best spooky story, the ghosts of flight 401. With almost twice the area of rhode island, the largest subtropical wilderness in the united states has some of the most formidable terrain on earth. Few stories are as compelling as the fatal crash of flight 401 and the rumors of a ghostly flight crew that followed.

On december 3rd 2007, survivors of eastern air lines flight 401 gathered at the metrodade firefighters memorial building in miami to honor robert bud marquis, and to remember those who lost their lives in the crash nearly 35 years ago. In the relatively short history of aviation there have many mysterious stories such as encountering foo fighters during ww2, pilots observing or even chasing ufos, ghost planes and a pilot. Nov 23, 2016 there have been reports by eastern flight attendants and pilots of strange encounters with the ghosts of captain loft and flight engineer donald repo. There was a telemovie made on this subject called the ghost of flight 401 also another detailing the crash and events leading up to it the crash of flight 401. My favorite parts the were eyewitness accounts of ghost sightings of victims of crash 401 on other aircraft that received some of its parts. Eastern air lines flight 401 left new yorks jfk airport, bound for miami international airport, on december 29, 1972. Fuller, the bestselling author of the ghosts of flight 401 carried out an exhaustive investigation into the hauntings with the aid of several cautious airline personnel. Nov 30, 2019 n318ea later went on to fly for hong kong carrier cathay pacific and eastern airlines was consigned to the history books when they ceased operations in 1991. Bill knell my experience with the story of eastern flight 401 began early in 1973. Flight 401 soared above a primordial swampland filled with poisonous snakes and alligators crawling through razorsharp sawgrass and openwater sloughs. Astonishing legends the ghosts of flight 401 listen. But before we begin this spooky tale, we must first go back to 29th december 1972 on eastern airlines flight 401, as it descended towards miami.

Published in 1976, the ghost of flight 401 purportedly infuriated the suits at eastern, who apparently considered suing fuller. Help debunking ghost story international skeptics forum. The log book entries about these incidents were supposedly removed by eastern and not seen again. Official eastern air lines flight 401 history, photos, survivors and. The lockheed l1011 crashed into the florida everglades. Ghost of flight 401, the 1978 ernest borgnine, kim. Eastern airlines flight 401, holding 163 passengers, broke through the clouds, taking off from john f.

The ghost of flight 401 eastern air lines flight 401 left new yorks jfk airport, bound for miami international airport, on december 29, 1972. Kennedy international airport in queens, new york, bound for miami, florida. On december 29, 1972, eastern air lines flight 401 was the first jumbo jet to crash and the second worst singleplane disaster in america up to that time. One of the worlds newest and flashiest airliners, a lockheed l1011 tristar, was making one of its first flights for eastern air lines on december. The ghost of flight 401 came at a time when films like the exorcist, the haunting of julia and audrey rose were new, and a resurgence of interest in the possibility of ghosts lingering after death had taken hold, but this story happens to be grounded in fact to some degree, and whether readers believe in ghosts or. A legend was born citing more than 20 accounts from eal employees and passengers that they had interacted with the ghosts of captain bob loft and flight engineer don repo who had perished in the crash. There were 101 people killed in the crash, most were killed immediately but a few died a little later of their injuries. Ann connell, barry connell, angelo donadeo, patricia r georgia, adrianne ann hamilton, jennifer larsen, thomas mulcahy, mercedes v ruiz, beverly jean raposa, trudy j smith, sue f. In 1979, flight 191 crashed and exploded into flames on the runway in front of the terminal.

The strange story of the ghosts of flight 401 strange. Having been a flight attendant with eastern air lines for well over seven years 1980 to early 1988, i can state with confidence that this emmy nominated, made. Thats loft on the left and repo on the right im totally giving away my age when i say, i recall when this madefortv horror movie the ghost of flight 401 i believe its easier to find on vhs came out in 1978. Eastern air lines flight 401 departed new york for miami on december 29, 1972. It was a routine flight, leisurely touching down in miami. This tragic 1972 plane crash had a truly haunting aftermath. A mass of compelling testimony was produced as a result. But one other very important thing we learn from serlings history of eastern air lines is that the central claim of fullers book that ghosts accompanied the salvaged pieces of flight 401 installed in other planes is false. Flying the l 1011 jumbo jet were captain bob loft and second officer don repo, who were engaged in routine landing procedures when a warning light flashed on the control. The story of the worlds first crash of a jumbo jet as told by survivors. Actually, there are a lot of those, and the ghost adventurers debunked them. Fuller recounts stories of paranormal events aboard other eastern aircraft, and the belief that these were caused by equipment salvaged from the wreckage of flight 401.

Straight dope message board debunking of the ghost of. This haunting became known all over the world as the ghost of flight 401. See more ideas about paranormal, real ghosts and coast guard helicopter. The research which went into making this book is excellent. Another coworker chimed in agreeing that this pretty much establishes that ghosts are real. Jan 26, 2018 the story of the crash and its aftermath was documented first in john g. The flight was under the command of captain robert loft, 55, a veteran eastern airline plot. Sue tebbs, dottie warnock, beverly raposa, stephanie stanich. Listen to astonishing legends episodes free, on demand. It tells the tale of sightings of the spirit of one of the pilots whod died as a result of the crash of eastern airlines flight 401 into the everglades this occurred on 29 december 1972.

Official eastern air lines flight 401 history, photos. The ghost of flight 401 was a book of nearly pure fiction, as was the tv movie that followed it. The airline was at least outwardly a bit skeptical of people who reported the sightings, and suggested that they seek psychiatric counceling at the companys expense. On december of 1972, an eastern airlines tristar jetliner, flight 401, crashed into a florida swamp. Eastern air lines flight 401 was a lockheed l1011 tristar 1 jet that crashed into the florida everglades on the night of december 29, 1972, causing 101 fatalities 77 initial crash survivors, two died shortly afterward. Freakedout passengers film floating ghosts rushing off. Its a very good resource and a little chilling and a little sad.

The ghosts of flight 401 on the night of friday, december 29th, 1972 eastern airlines flight 401 was carrying 176 people as it neared its destination of the miami airport. The ghost of flight 401 tv movie 1978 plot summary imdb. Not long after the crash, the ghosts of loft and repo were seen on more than twenty occasions by crew members on other eastern tristars, especially those planes which had been fitted with parts salvaged from the flight 401 wreckage. Fuller that accurately covers every detail of the true story of the ghost of flight 401.

In reality, there is a down slope to the road, and your car rolls with it. Ghosts of flight 401 perhaps the most extraordinary and credible research into the ghost phenomenon ever documented is the socalled ghosts of flight 401. Im struggling to come up with a good explanation for this. Flight 401 was recovered from the swamp and scrapped. Nevertheless, the book was adapted in 1978 into a madefortv movie. It reads like a serious drama and i found it hard to put down. The ghosts of flight 401 book one female passenger made a concerned enquiry to a flight attendant regarding the quiet, unresponsive man in eastern airlines uniform sitting in the seat next to her, who subsequently disappeared in full view of both of them and. Starring ernest borgnine, kim bassinger and many other familiar 70s faces, this movie had a huge urban legend surrounding it. Some forums can only be seen by registered members.

The ghosts that followed flight 401 ozy a modern media. Passengers and crews begin to experience what they believe to be the ghost of a flight engineer. The pilot, bob loft on the left, and flight engineer don repo on the right, were two of the 101. The flight was under the command of captain robert loft, 55, a. His books include we almost lost detroit, the ghost of flight 401. Eastern air lines flight 401 was a scheduled flight from new york to miami. Fuller, but i havent read it although im interested in doing so.

The ghost of flight 401 kindle edition by fuller, john g. Oct 30, 2015 the eerie mystery of eastern airlines flight 401. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. An account of the paranormal happenings even appeared in a 1974 us flight safety foundations newsletter. But instead of disposing of the plane in its entirety, an effort was made by eastern airlines to salvage any usable parts from the flight and use them on other planes.

Take a peek behind the galley curtain for all your cabin crew and aviation news, gossip and hilarious tales of life as a trolley dolly as we attempt to bring the glamour back to 39,000 feet. Jun 01, 1976 the ghost of flight 401 came at a time when films like the exorcist, the haunting of julia and audrey rose were new, and a resurgence of interest in the possibility of ghosts lingering after death had taken hold, but this story happens to be grounded in fact to some degree, and whether readers believe in ghosts or. Jan 20, 2018 if you dont want to watch the film, theres a book by john fuller on the subject, or you can check the wiki. Many people, including those who do not believe in ghosts, get a thrill out of the best ghost pictures available. She swore the stories were true and that she knew flight attendants who had seen the ghosts. Several books too, the ghost of flight 401 by john g fuller and my search for the ghost of flight 401 by a then flight attendant called elizabeth fuller she later married john. The ghost of flight 401 download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. If you want to believe you must see this rare and amazing 1978 docudrama based on the bestselling book by john g. As support for his absolute belief that ghosts exist, he cited the story of the ghost of flight 401. What do you consider to be the most interesting paranormal. Jul 17, 20 ghost photos are a favorite way of paranormal investigators to prove the existence of ghosts. Ruiz still travels with her eastern airline flight attendant issued samsonite suite case.

The pilot, bob loft on the left, and flight engineer don repo on the right, were two of the 101 people who perished in the air crash. Parapedia flight 401 survivors and those who were lost. Ghosts of flight 401 is a true story godlike productions. An aircraft crashes in the florida everglades, killing 103 passengers. I was recently told that there are no web pages or sites for the ghosts, the stories, the survivors, or just for those interested in eastern airlines flight number 401. Not shown, sharon transue she was taking the photo. Like so many such cases, its exploitation of a tragedy for financial gain and publicity was disrespectful to both the victims and the survivors. On a dark night in 1972, a plane hit the ground, killing 101 people. Start by marking ghosts of flight 401 as want to read. Her book, my search for the ghost of flight 401, was just as good as his and i read both with equal enthusiasm. Jun 30, 2011 perhaps the most extraordinary and credible research into the ghost phenomenon ever documented is the socalled ghosts of flight 401. On the cold winter evening of december 29, 1972, eastern airlines aircraft number 310 rested quietly on the dimly lit jet parking. Onboard were crew members and 163 passengers, 176 souls in all. The ghosts of flight 401 astonishing legends himalaya.

Ghosts of flight 401 strange unexplained mysteries. Click download or read online button to get the ghost of flight 401 book now. Confessions of a trolley dolly take a peek behind the. In early 1973, the captain on an eastern airlines flight from newark, new jersey, to miami was asked to check on a passenger in first class. The stories were put into a book called ghosts of flight 401 by john g. The most extraordinary and credible research into the ghost phenomenon ever documented is the socalled ghosts of flight 401. Ghosts of flight 401 and of course, deke slaytons final flight. But the stories of the ghosts of flight 401 still circulate today. On december 29, 1972, eastern air lines flight 401 crashes into the florida everglades, resulting in 101 fatalities. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe. The pilots and the flight engineer, two of 10 flight attendants, and 96 of 163 passengers died. Permit me to take just one moment to introduce myself, and this page. Nothing can convince some people that other people make shit up. Flight attendants and pilots of the world, what is.