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Eastern Flight 401

who is that strange pilot? Why is he not in the cockpit? Naomi tried to stifle her six-year-old son’s shrill voice although psychic herself, she did not broadcast it in ‘72 he keeps fading away, Tommy said. what is happening? an older woman in the next seat smiled at mother and son. Naomi wondered if this was a premonition eastern flight 401 had gone down in the Everglades two months ago a hundred and one people had lost their lives seventy-five survivors had back, neck, leg, spine injuries. were they on a flight to nowhere? She patted her son’s hand. the ghost sightings had begun on flights of LockleedL-1011-1 Tristars with salvaged parts parts retrieved from the Everglades, after the crash Naomi and Tommy were on one of these flights Naomi’s husband Bud and his friend Ray had been frog-gigging they saw the crash as it happened began shuffling people out saved all of the people who had been saved the spirit of a flight attendant came to Naomi your husband is a hero, she said we will make sure you reach your destination safely Naomi felt reassured, her spirit guides were never wrong .. eastern airlines warned their employees to stop spreading rumors there are no ghosts from the 401, they were told you will be fired if you spread these tales but they did remove all 401’s salvaged parts from the other planes.

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