Subject: The Ghost of Aircraft 1512
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THE GHOST OF AIRCRAFT 1512 I've been working on military aircraft for quite a
few years now and while I've worked on them, there
seems to be a story that persists about one of the
airplanes being haunted.
The aircraft has an identification number (or
"tail number") of 1512. The story goes that prior
to a flight from the United Kingdom heading back
home, some of the ground crew of 1512 went on an
all night drinking binge. After the plane took
off, one of the heavy drinkers climbed in a crew
rest bunk in the back of the airplane to sleep it
off. When another crew member went to check on him
a few hours into the flight, they found him dead
in his bunk. They say his spirit still inhabits
the aircraft.
Some people have claimed to hear strange tapping
or sometimes tuneless humming when they are alone
on the airplane.
Some people have even claimed to
have set a switch on or moved levers only to find
them moved back to their original position later
when they were working alone on the plane.
Now for my encounter with this ghost...
A few weeks ago, I was working night shift and I
was up inside aircraft 1512 getting ready to close
and lock up the plane after some routine ground
maintenance. I was raising the wing flaps with
someone downstairs watching to make sure the wing
flaps rose the way they were supposed to. All the
windows and hatches were closed except for a small
crew entry hatch that I was going to go down when
I was finished. Suddenly I heard a tapping sound
like work boots walking across the wooden floor
panels of the aircraft cargo bay. Then I turned to
see the restroom door fly open and rock back and
forth a couple of times. I called out to the guy
that I was working with, thinking he had come up
the ladder. Then I turned to look out in front of
the aircraft and he was standing about 25 feet out
in front of the airplane! As soon as I saw my
coworker, I heard the restroom door slam shut! I
swear there no breezes or drafts of air that could
have done that! After that, I closed up the plane
as fast as I could and left.
I was "creeped out" by this incident but I don't
feel afraid to go back up in Aircraft 1512. But I
will make sure I have someone with me next time!!
I think the Ghost was just having some fun with me
and letting me know that he's heard me making fun
of all the others who have had their encounters
with him. -- reprinted from http://www.castleofspirits.com/stories01/aircraft1512.html
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