July 13, 2026

Episode 82: The Ghosts of Flight 401

When Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed into the Florida Everglades in December 1972, 101 people died, including Captain Bob Loft and Flight Engineer Don Repo. Within months, crew members and passengers on other Eastern flights began reporting something that couldn't be explained: the dead men, back in uniform, giving warnings that saved lives.EPISODE NOTES● Key named witnesses and incidents documented: the stewardess confrontation, the canceled flight, the phantom repairman in the galley, Dick Manning's holy water account, and passengers who identified Repo from photographs.● Eastern Airlines' corporate response, quietly removing salvaged parts from service, is part of the documented record.SOURCES● John G. Fuller, The Ghost of Flight 401 (1976)● National Transportation Safety Board accident report, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 (December 29, 1972)● Eastern Airlines internal incident reports (1973-1974)● Flight crew accounts documented in Fuller's research

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