The Phantoms of Flight 401
American Airlines Flight 401 crashed into the Everglade on December 29, 1972. One-hundred and one people died in the crash. Captain Loft survived the impact, but died as they were removing him from the aircraft. Another gentleman, Officer Repot died one day after they removed him from the airplane.
In a desperate attempt to salvage some of what they lost, Eastern Airlines salvaged much of the airplane and redistributed the parts among other aircraft in their fleet. Not long after the redistribution the sightings began. People reported seeing the ghosts of Repot and Loft in the planes that had received spare parts from Flight 401. Repo’s ghost was said to appear often. He appeared in the cockpit and the galley and seemed to be very concerned about safety. He pointed out fire hazards and safety concerns to whoever was present to listen. Loft’s ghost was also seen sitting in first class. One stewardess reports seeing him and thinking he was a stow away. She reported him to her Captain. The Captain recognized him immediately and then Loft vanished before his eyes. There were numerous reports like these from the dozens of planes containing 401 parts. The reports became almost epidemic.
Eastern Airlines rejected these claims and referred employees making them to see a counselor. When these stories didn't stop Eastern Airlines threatened to fire anyone who told ghost stories about flight 401. Despite their consistence rejection of the notion that the pieces of flight 401 were haunted, they finally did remove all the salvaged parts from their fleet. As soon as this was done, the sightings ended. A book was written about this very odd haunting called The Ghost of Flight 401. John Fuller wrote it. I haven’t read it yet. It is an older book, but I’m going to definitely put it on my list of reads.
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“There are also souls, neither in heaven, purgatory, nor hell, but wandering the earth in trouble and anguish, aiming at something they are bound to perform. They haunt deserted places, ruins, tombs, and the scenes of their past misdeeds. They are spectres.”
“In her youth near their house was a piece of ground where nothing grew. She never crossed it without a shudder and once saw two black shadows wandering about. Her father said that in the Seven-Years War, an innocent Hanoverian soldier had been condemned and executed on that spot. Two enemies were the author of his misfortune. Forcing herself from fear, she went there at night to pray (for him) with arms extended. The second time a horrible phantom in the form of a dog appeared and another time she was lifted up violently as if about to be cast in a ditch. But she renewed confidence in God and exclaimed: " Satan, thou canst not harm me!" and he ceased his attacks. She never saw the two shadows again and from that time all appeared quiet. Compassion knows neither time nor space.”
Other paranormal/supernatural stories:
Mother Mary of Agreda, a saint, bilocated more than 500 times from Spain to Texas, in the early 1600's to instruct American Indians.
Link: http://www.traditioninaction.org/History/B_013_Agreda_1.html
St. Christina the Astonishing, woke from death at her funeral, levitated and could smell the sin on people.
Link: https://illegiterati.com/2008/05/23/st-christina-the-astonishing/